Alamo
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Court Denies Arizona Request to stop High Flow Water Release at Alamo Lake
A federal court Friday denied the State of Arizona’s motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from conducting a high-flow water release at Alamo Lake beginning this week.
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Alamo Lake to be flushed Next Week
The release is necessary for maintenance of the dam, according to Gibbs, who is the Commander and District Engineer for the Los Angeles District of the Corps, responsible for 679 personnel and a $593 million annual budget.
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Dropping lake level at Alamo Lake
While the exact details of the release are subject to variation based on conditions at the time of release, such as water surface elevation and weather, the release will conform to the following general parameters.
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Planning on a devastating drop of lake level at Alamo Lake
This release of 5000 cfs for 20 days in late February and early March would be very detrimental to the spawn this year and effect the fishing for several years.