rocky reach dam

The last Rock Island Confirmation Survival Study was completed back in 2021, with an estimated 94% survival rate.

It projects the utility will take in more money than it spends for a net income of almost $103 million.

The gathering for families and kids takes place every year on the Saturday closest to Halloween, although it was canceled the past two years because of the pandemic.

Two alarms were issued, with Wenatchee Valley Fire and Entiat Fire both responding.

Chelan County PUD is reminding anglers to keep a safe distance away from the Rocky Reach Dam after noticing an increase in boaters downstream. Boats and anglers are prohibited from reaching within 400 feet downstream, which are generally used for fish passage...

The finishing touches are being put on updated an visitor section of the Rocky Reach Dam north of Wenatchee. The Chelan PUD runs the dam, and has spent almost $8 million to remodel and rebrand the visitor area as the Rocky Reach Discovery Center ...

Chelan PUD is asking boaters on the Columbia River upstream from Rocky Reach Dam to provide extra space as crews are working on the floating boat barriers in that area. The utility says they need at least 1,700 feet of space, or the length of five football fields, for safety ...

Chelan PUD is hosting the Fall Harvest Roundup as a finale to Public Power Week this Sunday, October 13, afternoon from 1-4 at Rocky Reach Dam. "This is a wonderful family event for children and adults alike," said Debbie Gallaher, Rocky Reach Dam Visitor Services Manager...

Boaters are being urged to avoid the Rocky Reach Dam area this Saturday as Chelan PUD continues a buoy replacement project. The utility says a helicopter will be flying in the area to place the buoys that keep boaters 400 feet away from the spillway and the end of the fish bypass...

Chelan County PUD commissioners met Monday to discuss, among other things, their budget for 2019. While the budget outline has yet to even make it to the draft stage, for commissioners the study session did act as a sort of bridge between previously discussed five-year business plans and what will be the 2019 Chelan County PUD budget...