Boulder City, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced it will temporarily reduce water releases from Davis Dam on Tuesday, Aug. 15, from 6 to 10 a.m. (MDT). Releases will be approximately 2,100 cubic feet per second. The low flow operations will allow the city of Laughlin and the Las Vegas Valley Water District to perform maintenance on the city’s water supply intake system.
River users should exercise extra caution during these times as lower river flows may temporarily expose or create hazards such as sandbars and unstable riverbanks. Floating or submerged debris or other unfamiliar obstacles may also pose potential hazards until the river returns to normal flow release levels.
Planned operations may change depending on operational or environmental conditions. Daily and hourly information on releases from Reclamation's Colorado River dams is available on Reclamation's web site, at: https://www.usbr.gov/lc/riverops.html. Davis Dam and Parker Dam projected water release schedules are available on Reclamation’s website at: https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/DavisParkerSchedules.pdf.
If you have any questions regarding reservoir releases, please contact the Lower Colorado Basin River Operations Control Center at 702-293-8373 or BCOOwaterops@usbr.gov.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation