Lake Cascade

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dam_name= Cascade Dam


caption= Cascade Dam on the Payette River
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crosses= Payette River
reservoir= Lake Cascade
locale= Valley County in the state of Idaho
maint= United States Bureau of Reclamation
length= 785 ft. (240 m.)
height= 107 ft. (32.6 m.)
width= 45 ft.
began= 1946
open= 1948
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reservoir_capacity= 693,100 acre feet
(868 m³)
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reservoir_surface= 30,000 acres (120 km²)
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Lake Cascade or Cascade Reservoir is located on the North Fork Payette River in Valley County, Idaho in the Boise National Forest. It is the fourth largest lake in the state. The closest town is Donnelly. The earthen dam was built by the United States Bureau of Reclamation between 1946 and 1948. [Citation
publisher = United States Bureau of Reclamation
title = Cascade Dam
date = 2007
year = 2007
url = http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/dams/id00283.htm
accessdate = 2007-07-07 ]

Recreation

The lake contains perch, trout, Smallmouth bass, Kokanee, and Coho salmon for anglers and there is a winter ice fishing beautiful season.

port fish restoration

In 2003 the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) proposed draining Lake Cascade to facilitate the removal of pikeminnow and the addition of sport fish, such as perch. Pikeminnows are a problem in Lake Cascade because they are predators that live up to 15 years and compete for food stocks."Lake Cascade: Q & A." Idaho Statesman 13 April 2003: A4. Issues involved in mitigating damage during the lowering of the lake level include maintaining an adequate supply for irrigation, providing a steady stream for power, maintaining salmon flow augmentation, and other water rights. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation manages the reservoir and estimated the draining could take place over the course of a year at a cost of $100,000 to $300,000.Citation
last = Phillips
first = Roger
author-link =
title = Lake Cascade: Will draining work? Plan may revive one of state's favorite fishing spots
newspaper = Idaho Statesman
pages = A1+
year = 2003
date = April 13, 2003
url = http://www.fwee.org/news/getStory?story=1130
accessdate = 2007-07-08 The U. S. Bureau of Reclamation withdrew its application for an Environmental Impact Statement studying the drawdown citing "that the draining of Lake Cascade is not a viable option for sport fish restoration." [cite journal
title = Operational Changes in Support of Lake Cascade Fishery Restoration, Boise Project, Payette Division, ID
journal = Federal Register: (Volume 69, Number 74)]
volume = 69
issue = 74
pages = p.20639
year = 2004
date = April 16, 2004
url = http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2004/April/Day-16/i8627.htm
id = fr16ap04-77
accessdate = 2007-07-08 ]

Water quality

The lake experienced a bloom of blue-green algae in 1993 caused by low water, high phosphorus content, and hot weather. Studies of water quality found phosphorus to be present in high levels which contributed to the algal bloom. Beginning in 1995, the water quality was monitored and an improvement plan was implemented to lower the phosphorus by 37 percent. By 2003 the lake had 57 percent less phosphorus than the initial monitoring in 1995 due to the best management practices adopted in the drainage basin of the lake. [cite news
title = Forestry, Agricultural, and Stormwater Best Management Practices Improve Quality of Reservoir
work = Section 319 Nonpoint source program success story: Idaho
publisher = EPA Office of Water
date = 2005
url = http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/Success319/state/pdf/id_cascade.pdf
id = EPA 841-F-05-004C
accessdate = 2007-07-08 ]

External links

* [http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/fish/anglerguides/cascade.cfm Idaho Fish and Game Site]
* [http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/dams/id00283.htm U.S. Bureau of Reclamation site]

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