Coastals

Lambrechts, Donald B CIV USARMY CENAB (US) <Donald>

A whitewater recreational release from Savage River Dam is scheduled for Saturday, September 29, 2018. The release is scheduled to be 1,000 cfs from 10AM to 4PM. Times for ramping and after-event flows will be announced on the web site (see below) next week.

This will be the final whitewater recreational release from Savage River Dam in 2018.

The 2018 release schedule for both Jennings Randolph Lake and Savage River Dam has been posted on the public website:
http://www.nab-wc.usace.army.mil/northBranch.html
This page also includes three-day projections for release rates for Jennings Randolph Lake and Savage River Dam. Scroll down to find the recreational release schedule.

This information is subject to change as hydrologic conditions dictate.

Anyone planning to go?

I’m planning to go.

Paul

I’m planning to do one lap in my canoe, and probably 2 in my kayak. Last time I paddled my canoe there I didn’t see any other canoes.

Interesting note— they’ll be ramping DOWN the flow for the WW release. Usually it goes from about 50 cfs to 1000. The reservoir got within a foot of spilling over the top today.

North Branch Potomac River and Savage River

CURRENT AND PROJECTED NEAR-TERM RELEASES
Updated: SEP 28, 2018

28-Sep-2018 29-Sep-2018 30-Sep-2018
Jennings Randolph ~3000 cfs 2500-3000 cfs 2500-3000 cfs
Savage River ~3800-4000 cfs ~1200-2500* cfs 1500-2000 cfs


Savage River Releases
* A whitewater recreational release from Savage River Dam is scheduled for Saturday, September 29, 2018 between 10am and 4pm. The release will be approximately 1,200 cfs. Please note that due to recent rainfall, higher releases are likely before and after the whitewater release event.

Releases from Jennings Randolph Lake and Savage River Dam are made for a variety of purposes. The flow values cited above are the expected releases from each dam and may be increased or decreased without prior notice, depending on changing climatic and hydrologic conditions.