Potential Whitewater Release Days and Times
Within the whitewater boater season, April 1 through July 15. 2010 all Saturdays and Sundays are potentially available for whitewater releases with the exception of the Memorial Day weekend and Idaho’s Free Fishing Day.
Number of Whitewater Release Days Within the whitewater boater season, whitewater flows will be released when scheduled or available as inflow until a total of up to 16 days of whitewater releases have occurred or July 15 has passed.
Scheduled Release Days (3 days) - To facilitate a ramp rate (fish stranding) study, there will be three scheduled releases of 900 cfs during the 2010 whitewater season. Calendar
- April 18, 2010
- May 23, 2010
- July 11, 2010
Inflow Dependent Days (12 days maximum) – These releases are dependent on inflow to the Grace Forebay being equal to, or greater than, 700 cfs.
Follow this website link to see the flows forecast below Grace Dam. Bear River Gauge
In 2009 there were four scheduled Release days. Due to the lower snowpack this year Pacificorp has been forced to cut back the scheduled release days for 2010 to three. Kevin Lewis of Idaho Rivers United said "Pacificorp has been great to work with on the recreational releases for the Bear." Idaho Rivers United was instrumental in obtaining whitewater releases on the Bear when FERC reissued the license for the Grace Power Plant in 2003.
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