Sand Bagging Class for the Public, today, May 9th @ 3:00pm at the Pow Wow Grounds Boat Launch. Details at:
The Kalispel Tribe will be hosting a Sand Bagging Class open to the Public, Today, Wednesday, May 9th @ 3:00pm at the Kalispel Tribal Boat launch at the Pow Wow Grounds. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be conducting the training. Sand bags will be available.
The flood flow of the Pend Oreille River is 95,000 cfs out of Albeni Falls Dam. The current flow is 82,700 cfs with the forecast to reach 119,000 cfs within the next 10 days.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Pend Oreille County are hosting an Albeni Falls Dam operations public flood information meeting in Cusick, Washington, on Friday, May 11, 2018 starting at 6:00pm.
Representatives from the Corps and National Weather Service will discuss water supply forecasts, Albeni Falls Dam operations, and flood risk for this spring and summer in the Pend Oreille River. Members of the public, elected officials, and stakeholders with an interest in Albeni Falls Dam and the Pend Oreille River are encouraged to attend.
Public Information Meeting Details:
Friday, May 11, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Cusick High School Gym
305 Monumental Way
Cusick, WA 99119
Below are just a few websites that you can go to for Current River Forecast information.
https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=OTX&gage=ALFW1&view=1,0,1,0,0,0,1,0
https://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/rfc/
http://popud.org/pend-oreille-river/flow-and-elevation
Address/Location
Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office
331 S Garden Ave
Newport, WA 99156
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 509-447-3151