Crews remove flashboards at St. Joe Dam
The St. Joe River will be lowered next week so workers can remove the flashboards at the St. Joe dam.
Beginning Saturday, October 31, 2009 at midnight the river north of the dam will be lowered to allow the spillway to dry so workers can remove the flashboards. Monday, November 2, 2009, weather permitting, workers will remove the flashboards.
Flashboards are placed at the dam each spring in order to increase the amount of water in the river just upstream of the dam. This is done to ensure that the City has an adequate supply of water during the dry summer months. Once the flashboards are removed the river level north of the dam will return to its typical fall level.