BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will increase flows downstream of Lucky Peak Dam to provide additional water for salmon migration in the lower Snake and Columbia rivers.
Currently, Boise River flows are approximately 700 cubic feet per second at the Glenwood Bridge gauging station and will increase to approximately 1,900 cubic feet per second over a three-day period. Flows will increase approximately 500 cfs on Monday, May 17, 500 cfs on Tuesday, May 18, and 200 cfs on Wednesday, May 19.
The river will be running faster and higher than in recent weeks and water temperatures are still very cold. Please use caution when recreating near the river.
Flows will remain at these higher levels through May and then return to normal mid-summer irrigation levels of approximately 700 cfs.
For real-time Boise River flow information, please visit Reclamation’s Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region’s hydromet website https://www.usbr.gov/pn/hydromet/.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
