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2013 a prime season for boating
An early spring runoff means Koocanusa will be close to full by the end of June and stay that way into September S A LLY MAC D ONAL D Townsman Staff
Good news for boaters: the water level in Koocanusa reservoir will be within 10 feet of full by the end of June and stay in that range until September. An early peak runoff
from snow pack into the Kootenay River means Koocanusa is already 10 feet higher than it was this time last year, according to experts at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates Libby Dam downstream of Koocanusa.
Popular with recreational boaters, Koocanusa feeds the Kootenay River into the Libby Dam in Montana. The dam controls flood risk downstream on the Kootenay River as it passes through Bonners Ferry, Idaho and into
the West Kootenay. Koocanusa reservoir will probably reach an elevation of 2,450 feet by the end of June. The reservoir is considered full at 2,459 feet. By the end of July, the levels will reach around 2,453 feet, and
stay in that range until the end of September, when releases from Libby Dam will be increased to bring Koocanusa down to 2,449 feet by September 30. “It looks like we will have these elevations at the end of June instead
of waiting until the mid- tion System Optimizadle of July to get there,” tion Portfolio Manager. said Joel Fenolio, Upper “The snow pack and Columbia Senior Water run off overall is pretty Manager with the Corps. much average this year. Fenolio said Koo- In the Kootenay basin, it canusa was already see- is slightly above avering a healthy inflow by age, but still 10 to 20 per the middle of May. cent less snow pack “It looks like we have than last year,” said seen the peak inflow for Ketchum. the year,” he said. He is a little more This year, the snow cautious about making pack in the Kootenay predictions for Kootebasin was slightly higher nay River operations. than normal, according to Kelvin Ketchum, BC Hydro’s Genera- See KOOCANUSA , Page 5
MADD, police say use 911 to report drunk drivers ARN E PE TRYSHEN Townsman Staff
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If you see a drunk driver, call 911. According to Mothers Against Drunk Drivers Kimbrook community leader Katryna Sigurdson, it’s a common misconception that the emergency number should not be used to report the sighting of a suspected drunk driver. But she said should be. “If you’re driving down the road and see someone that you suspect is impaired, we ask people to pull over, call 911 and give us the best description of the vehi-
cle, license plate,” she said Monday at Cranbrook City Council. Sigurdson was looking for council support for the Report Impaired Drivers program MADD is currently doing. She said the program is a low-cost community program and is effective at taking impaired drivers off the road. “I can tell you that last year in Kimberley, we took nine people off the road by calling 911,” she said.
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