‘You don’t get into public service to not serve the public’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
About 40 people turned out for a public meeting May 1 in Ponderay, where U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel provided updates on a number …
Tagged: lake levels
U.S. Army Corps: Albeni Falls Dam gate design expected to be complete in July
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spoke before the Lakes Commission on Jan. 10, providing updates on a range of issues related to …
Priorities for the 2025 legislative session
By Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Dover
Reader Contributor
Last week the Reader ran an article about the Highway 95 reroute project. We learned the Idaho Transportation Department was abandoning its exploratory …
Army Corps expects 2,057-ft. lake level by Memorial Day
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Colonel Kathryn Sanborn visited Albeni Falls Dam near Oldtown on May 21 to tour the site and answer questions about …
Columbia River System Operations alternatives released
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and Bonneville Power Administration released several alternatives being considered for the Columbia River System Operations Update …
Lake level drops, stability to come
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Lake Pend Oreille peaked at 2,064.2 feet on Wednesday, May 30, and then quickly dropped below summer operating level (between 2,062 and 2,062.5 feet) as …
Albeni Falls dam outflows increased
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
Albeni Falls dam increased outflows from 13 kcfs (thousands of cubic feet per second) to 15 kcfs Tuesday morning according to an announcement that …
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