Kootenay Lake outlook improves

Fortis BC says the forecast for peak levels on Kootenay Lake has improved since last week.

The company says that’s because of reduced natural inflows over the weekend, weather returning to seasonal levels this week, and a delay to flow increases from Libby Dam.

Kootenay Lake levels is to to rise to 1,752 feet at Queens Bay by Friday. Depending on weather conditions and natural inflows, it might still top that later in the month.

Fortis says lake levels are mainly driven by natural inflows as a result of melting snow pack and precipitation, and the natural outflow constriction at Grohman Narrows.

To keep a handle on levels, FortisBC has been operating the Kootenay River system at the maximum discharge since early March.

 

 

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