The U.S. Army Corps Engineers Philadelphia District announced it has enough water storage to hold a whitewater release Aug. 26 as well as increase fisheries enhancement water releases from the Francis E. Walter Dam.
The schedule now includes whitewater releases on Aug. 25 and 26 after a recent update to the plan. The fisheries enhancements increase from 50 to 100 cubic feet per second from Aug. 4-10. The Corps will announce at a later date if it is able to hold additional whitewater releases in September.
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