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Army Corps Announces NB Potomac Release

Posted: 08/20/2010
By: Kevin Colburn

The Army Corps of Engineers recently announced a Water Quality release from Jennings Randolph Lake that will be held on August 28-29, 2010. They plan to release a flow of 850 to 1000 cfs for about 30 hours beginning on Saturday morning and continuing until early Sunday afternoon. The actual release rate will be determined a few days before the release. This planned release could be cancelled if there is a high water event in the next few weeks.

 

 

The 2010 release schedule for Jennings Randolph Lake has been posted on the public website:

http://www.nab-wc.usace.army.mil/northBranch.html

 

This page also includes three day projections for daytime release rates for Jennings Randolph Lake and Savage River Dam. Scroll down to find the release schedule.

Kevin Colburn

Asheville, NC

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