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Army Corps cancels final whitewater release of 2012

Published Sept. 11, 2012
The primary purpose of the Francis E. Walter Dam is flood control. Recreation is a secondary mission as whitewater and fishery releases are planned every year.
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The primary purpose of the Francis E. Walter Dam is flood control. Recreation is a secondary mission as whitewater and fishery releases are planned every year.

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The U.S. Army Corps Engineers Philadelphia District announced it does not have enough water storage to hold a whitewater release Sept. 14 from the Francis E. Walter Dam.

 

The event would have marked the final whitewater release of the 2012 recreation season. In 2012, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District held 22 whitewater releases and numerous fisheries enhancement water releases.  


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