On Monday, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Walla Walla District will begin to draw down Lucky Peak Reservoir to make room for next year’s runoff while also fulfilling irrigation needs in downstream communities throughout the Treasure Valley and beyond.
Starting on August 18, water levels will drop a foot and a half per day for about 10 days and then 2 and a half feet per day for the next three to four weeks after that.
See what officials are saying in terms of timing for the Lucky Peak drawdown
Docks are estimated to be affected by August 23, and boats must be pulled out of the water by then.
“We do make phone calls and remind people, ‘hey, it’s getting close to when you gotta pull out your boat,'” said Bri Sabin, Assistant Park Manager for Lucky Peak State Park. “Every year, we usually have at least one person who waits a little too long, so hopefully we don’t have that this year.”…