29 Apr 2025

Campground Closures Take Effect May 10

USACE officials announce the temporary closure of Springy Point Recreation Area and reduced services at several other USACE-managed facilities on Lake Pend Oreille and the Pend Oreille River for the upcoming summer season.

27 Mar 2025

Army Corps announces refill date, hosts spring operations public information meetings

Army Corps of Engineers will operate Water Year 2025 at the normal summer band of 2062.0-2062.5 feet, and discuss this change, and other updates on snowpack, inflow forecasts and restricted Albeni Falls Dam spillway gate operations, during its public information meetings May 1-2, 2025.

10 Sep 2024

Army Corps announces fall drawdown elevation targets for Lake Pend Oreille

USACE announces Lake Pend Oreille elevation targets for the upcoming fall 2024 drawdown, and plans to host a public meeting Oct. 7, 2024, to discuss include dam operations and the latest status of the Albeni Falls Dam Spillway Gate repair and replacement project.  

22 Jul 2024

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to treat invasive flowering rush in Lake Pend Oreille

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) officials from Albeni Falls Dam will be performing aquatic herbicide treatments at five (5) separate USACE owned locations on Lake Pend Oreille, totaling a minimum of 28 acres and a maximum of 60 acres, to manage the invasive weed, flowering rush.

28 Jun 2024

USACE seeks public input to Albeni Falls Dam Project Master Plan

Army Corps seeks public feedback on its Falls Dam Project Master Plan.

27 Jun 2024

Paving project delays at “The Mudhole” stall recreation season

Discoveries of unsuitable base layers in sections under current pavement extend "The Mudhole" paving project, putting an indefinite stall on opening for the 2024 season.

7 Jun 2024

Albeni Falls Dam raises Lake Pend Oreille levels

Army Corps is adjusting operations to increase rate of refill on Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho. USACE officials anticipate being at summer pool (2062.0 feet) around 23 June.

6 Jun 2024

Albeni Falls Dam hosts Natural Resource Master Plan Meetings

Army Corps invites the public to give feedback on revisions to the Albeni Falls Dam Master Plan during its Master Plan meetings, June 24 - 25.

22 May 2024

Army Corps hosts Albeni Falls Dam public information meetings May 30-31

Army Corps of Engineers is hosting public meetings May 30 in Ponderay, Idaho, and May 31 in Cusick, Washington, to inform the public on current restricted operations at Albeni Falls Dam.

15 May 2024

Albeni Falls Dam spill gate removed to mitigate flood risk

Army Corps of Engineers officials removed a spill gate May 14, to sustain current Lake Pend Oreille elevations and mitigate lakeshore flood risk, Powerhouse flows are reduced to achieve the desired total outflow.