Pend Oreille lake level on the rise

SANDPOINT - The level of Lake Pend Oreille is beginning its ascent toward summer pool, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced. The lake level was at 2,051.8 feet above sea level on Wednesday and is forecasted to reach 2,056 feet by April 30. The corps is targeting a level of 2,060 feet by Memorial Day on May 31.

SANDPOINT - The level of Lake Pend Oreille is beginning its ascent toward summer pool, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced.

The lake level was at 2,051.8 feet above sea level on Wednesday and is forecasted to reach 2,056 feet by April 30. The corps is targeting a level of 2,060 feet by Memorial Day on May 31.

The corps anticipates drawing the lake up to summer pool level of 2,062 feet by late June. The elevation is expected to range from 2,062 to 2,062.5 feet throughout the summer.

The corps operates Albeni Falls Dam and drafts the lake each winter to provide flood control and for fall power generation. Winter lake levels are adjusted to provide shoreline spawning habitat for kokanee.