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  • Army Corps announces fall drawdown elevation targets for Lake Pend Oreille

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces Lake Pend Oreille elevation targets for the upcoming fall 2025 drawdown, and plans to host a public meeting Oct. 7, 2025, to provide the latest updates on water management, the spillway gate replacement project, invasive species management and Springy Point Recreation area.  

  • Water conservation measures at Chittenden Locks may cause delays for recreational boaters

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials anticipate Lake Washington’s level could drop below 20 feet this summer for the first time since October 1987 and are taking proactive steps to conserve water during this year’s unprecedented drought conditions.

  • Kootenai River Basin experiences another dry year, declining Lake Koocanusa inflows

    According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Seattle District, Water Management officials, 2025 is shaping up to be one of the driest years on record for Lake Koocanusa, with extremely low precipitation and a mostly depleted snowpack.

  • 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.

  • Army Corps refilling Lake Washington for summer

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials began Lake Washington’s annual summer refill operations Feb. 15. Water managers are targeting a typical annual refill of the lake to elevation 22 feet this spring, to help meet increased summer water use and provide water necessary for fish passage, navigation and salinity control.

  • 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.  

  • Army Corps announces faster Lake Washington lake level drawdown

    Army Corps announces Lake Washington elevation reductions, in preparation for the Suquamish Tribal fishing season, will begin Sept. 15. Drawdown has begun, and projected lake level should reach 20.22 feet by Sept. 15.

  • 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.

  • Army Corps refilling Lake Washington for summer

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials began Lake Washington’s annual summer refill operations Feb. 15. Water managers are targeting a typical annual refill of the lake to elevation 22 feet this spring, to help meet increased summer water use and provide water necessary for fish passage, navigation and salinity control.

  • Dry conditions could cause unusually low Lake Washington lake levels

     U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials anticipate Lake Washington’s level may drop below an elevation of 20 feet in September 2023. They're taking steps to conserve water during this year’s dry weather, through lockage efficiency.