Big horn dam to allow more water than normal

[RXN]

Sounds like a few rivers and water crossings may be higher than normal.

Bighorn Dam water release to increase flow, level of North Saskatchewan River | Globalnews.ca

The Bighorn Dam release is a proactive move by TransAlta to manage water elevation in Abraham Lake: the man-made body of water controlled by the dam in the Rocky Mountains.

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[northern bear]

Sounds like a few rivers and water crossings may be higher than normal.

Bighorn Dam water release to increase flow, level of North Saskatchewan River | Globalnews.ca

The Bighorn Dam release is a proactive move by TransAlta to manage water elevation in Abraham Lake: the man-made body of water controlled by the dam in the Rocky Mountains.

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Perhaps it’s just to maintain water levels within Abraham lake, but I read elsewhere that it was to maintain/repair the gates. They did that on the Paddle Dam at Rochfort Bridge a few years back and dropped the levels way down.