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Water flows over the SKQ Dam at Polson on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (Rob Zolman/Lake County Leader FILE)

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Energy Keepers to adjust dam operations to help raise Flathead Lake water level
June 13, 2025 6 p.m.

Energy Keepers to adjust dam operations to help raise Flathead Lake water level

The Interior department on Friday approved a request by Energy Keepers, Inc. to raise the water level in Flathead Lake this summer by adjusting minimum flows at the SKQ Dam.

Energy Keepers hires communications director
March 28, 2024 midnight

Energy Keepers hires communications director

Following a year of intense public scrutiny owing to last summer’s abnormally low water levels, the operators of the Séliš Ksanka QÍispé Dam on Flathead Lake have brought on a communications specialist.

Flathead Lake dam operator ignores calls for action
February 11, 2024 midnight

Flathead Lake dam operator ignores calls for action

In the summer of 2023, Flathead Lake was over a foot low on the Fourth of July. Everyone knew there was a problem that soon turned into a disaster.

Flathead Lake over full pool mark
June 24, 2022 2 p.m.

Flathead Lake over full pool mark

Flathead Lake was more than half a foot over its full pool mark Friday, and was projected to stay at that level through the weekend.