Army Corps shares update on Francis E. Walter Dam water release schedule

The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District updated the 2025 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 (5^th and 6^th increments of the plan):

• Add a whitewater event on August 31 (650 cubic feet per second) and increase fisheries augmentation releases to 100 cubic feet per second for the period of August 2-8.
• Increase fisheries augmentation releases to 100 cubic feet per second for the period of August 9 to September 5.

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