Corps makes releases from Harlan County Lake

Courtesy Photo | Releases are being made from Harlan County Lake in Republican City, Neb., at a rate of 1,000 cubic feet per second March 5-9. The purpose is to scour the river channel and remove vegetation and obstructions below the lake to the Kansas state line. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)  

REPUBLICAN CITY, NEBRASKA, UNITED STATES

03.06.2012

Story by Diana McCoy 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District

REPUBLICAN CITY, Neb.— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Harlan County Lake is bumping up releases from the dam to 1,000 cubic feet per second beginning, March 5.

This high release rate will continue through Friday, March 9.

“Normally, we only release small amounts this time of year,” said Larry Janicek, a natural resource specialist at the lake. “The purpose of this release is to scour the river channel to remove vegetation and obstructions below Harlan County Lake to the Kansas state line.”

The state of Nebraska has invested approximately $1.8 million over the past three years in order to keep the river channel unobstructed. The last time water was released a a similar rate was in 2010.

For more information call the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Harlan County Lake at [phone].

• Date Taken: 03.06.2012
• Date Posted: 03.06.2012 10:24
• Story ID: 84804
• Location: REPUBLICAN CITY, NEBRASKA, US