rocky reach dam

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...

A large snowpack followed a hot early spring has resulted in the Chelan PUD trying to deal with all the water coming through the rivers. Commissioner Garry Arseneault says levels are the highest since at least the 1960s. "What has happened is we have had to spill water in order to not flood behind the dam...

An extended season and hours are just part of the changes at Rocky Reach Dam which opens March 1st. Debbie Gallaher said they also tried to add a little sizzle to the science of horsepower to add to their already great offerings "You can visit the Museum of the Columbia...