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