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The 1993 record was surpassed by the June 2008 Midwest floods, [3] when water again flowed over the 712-foot (217 m) emergency spillway on June 12, 2008, and the reservoir crested at 717 feet (219 m) early in the morning on June 15, 2008. [4] Lake Macbride is formed by another dam just up from the Coralville reservoir.
On June 13, water levels of the Coralville reservoir had finally fallen to the point where the Corps of Engineers was able to reduce the outflow to 14,000 cubic feet per second, [30] and Iowa City was able to reopen North Dubuque Street on Sunday, June 16. [31]
Coralville Dam and Lake, Sunday June 15, 2008, with the spillway fully opened, with water about 5 feet (1.5 m) deep. Coralville Lake had waters flowing over its emergency spillway at a record breaking crest just short of 717 feet (219 m).
Drone footage shot by storm chaser Brandon Clement showed the improvement in water level and snowpack in places such as Folson Lake, Lake Oroville and Donner Pass, since last summer.
Coralville residents can expect lower property tax payments — despite a levy increase — and more expensive water bills. Find out why: Lower property taxes and higher water bills.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday will enact its drought protocol. That means less water will be released to the Kansas River.
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in Iowa.. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3).
In the 2023-24 water year, the state added 4.1 million acre-feet — almost the volume of Lake Shasta — to its depleted groundwater stock by sending excess water from rivers into open spaces ...