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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Obi-Wan" data-source="post: 220322" data-attributes="member: 709">COE Cranking it up to 52,000 and expecting the lake to top out 2' from going over the rim.  [h=1]Higherinflows mean increased releases from Garrison Dam[/h]OMAHA, NE - Releasesfrom Garrison Dam are being stepped up from44,000 cubic feet per second to 52,000 cfs. Releases willbe increased over 3 days, reaching the 52,000 cfs rate on June 20. Releases arebeing increased due to a continuation of high inflows from the melting mountainsnowpack and rainfall runoff.  The reservoirelevation at Lake Sakakawea, the Garrison reservoir, is currently 1851.1 feet,1.1 feet into the Exclusive Flood Control Zone, which extends from elevation1850 to 1854 feet. The reservoir is expected to peak near elevation 1852.5 feetin the next two weeks as runoff from the remaining mountain snowpack tapersoff. The maximumpower plant release is 41,000 cfs. Therefore, releases of 11,000 cfs will beingmade through the regulating tunnels. The 52,000 cfs release rate is expected tocontinue into early July. The 52,000cfs release will result in a 1.5-foot river stage increase near Bismarck, from10.5 feet to about 12.0 feet.The Corps will continue to monitorbasin and river conditions, including rainfall and mountain snowmelt, and willadjust the releases based on the most up-to-date information.Due to the 11,000 cfs releases beingmade through the regulating tunnels, there will be no public access to the wingwalls. The west tailrace access will remain fully open to the public. The mountain snowpack peaked April 19in the Fort Peck reach and on April 15 in the Fort Peck to Garrison reach. Bothreaches have less than 2.0 inches of snow water equivalent remaining. View the mountain snowpackgraphic here: <a href="http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/snow.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/snow.pdf</a>.Weekly updates on basin conditions,reservoir levels and other topics of interest can be viewed here: <a href="http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/pdfs/weeklyupdate.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/pdfs/weeklyupdate.pdf</a>.To view the detailed three-weekrelease forecast for the mainstem dams, go to <a href="http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/twregfcast.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/twregfcast.pdf</a>.</blockquote>

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