Army Corps updates water release schedule for Francis E. Walter Dam

The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District updated the 2022 Francis E. Walter Dam recreation plan.

The Army Corps updated the plan, which states whitewater and fisheries releases will be scheduled if enough water storage is accumulated in the reservoir. Currently, there is enough water storage to schedule the following increments:

• Increment 9 – Add fisheries enhancement releases for the period of Sept 17-30. Releases will be 50 cubic feet per second over inflow up to a maximum of 300 cubic feet per second

The remainder of water storage will be utilized for the ‘mega release’ to be announced no later than Oct 5.

It’s important to note that all recreational releases are subject to change based on the potential need for flood control operations.