12 | Wednesday, March 22, 2017 | Lahontan Valley News

Water trickles into the center of the refuge, replenishing

dry ponds affected by four years of drought.

A duck enjoys the water of Stillwater Point Reservoir on

the first day of spring.
PHOTOS BY STEVE RANSON / LVN
One of the main canals is flowing at 200 cubic feet per second in bringing water into the Stillwater National Wildlife
Refuge.

WATER Were hoping the cooler temperatures work to our benefit. This
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Lahontan Dam and at an

emergency-built weir and
allows more water out than what we take in.
Rusty Jardine
Executive director of the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District,
spillway off the V-line canal
between Diversion Dam the banks to prevent them Reservoir for inspection as well as the Stillwater Na-
and the 26-Foot Drop, a crumbling into a chan- and maintenance. tional Wildlife Refuge.
hydro-electric energy gen- nel heading south toward We shut down the V-line Water will also flow south,
eration facility at the end Sheckler Reservoir and a and no water flowed over eventually snaking its way
of Casey Road. Concrete Navy training range. TCID the emergency weir, Jar- to U.S. Highway 95 south
was poured late last week also turned off the right dine said. of Pasture Road. The final
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuse encompasses 80,000 at the spillway to reinforce outlet valve at Lahontan He added a damaged destination is under the
acres northeast of Fallon. concrete section of the dam culverts and across the field
had to also be removed and to Carson Lake, a popular
We would like to remind you that FEMA has a standard 30-day repaired, and TCID is wait- birding spot during migra-
waiting period for your flood coverage to be in effect.
The Santa Maria Ranch ing for the reattached piece tion season.
to cure. Jardine said the draw-
Jardine said TCID will down occurred because
begin releasing up to 2,450 hydrologist estimate the
cfs of water from the reser- current northern snowpack
voir possibly later this week that feeds into the Carson
with 1,400 cfs going to the River may contain enough
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1/3 to 10 acres, from $52,000 to $105,000. trict manager said 100,000 water, the Nevada Dept. of
Bob Fredlund acre-feet of water has Transportation and Ames
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775.720.8501 | bob.fredlund@cbselectre.com installation of four culverts
over a three-mile stretch of
U.S. 95 last week.

Easter is Although cooler weather

in the mountains has helped

around with flood mitigation, Jar-

the corner!
dine said the excess water
may arrive at the culverts

Spring has Childrens Easter Books,

sometime next week. The
National Weather Service

Sprung! Puzzles, Resurrection Eggs,

predicted two systems com-
ing into western Nevada
So many fun and Game Books! this week could enhance
sassy pillows, Perfect for Easter Gift Giving! the runoff to the rivers.
wall dcor, Were hoping the cooler
spring silks! temperatures work to our
benefit, Jardine said. This
BLUSH HIS allows more water out than
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