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It was 57 years ago this month that President Lyndon B. Johnson dedicated J. Percy Priest Dam with four purposes in mind: flood mitigation, electrical power generation, water supply, and recreation.

Detectives are on the scene of an apparent double homicide in a wooded area between Lincoya Bay Apartments and Percy Priest Lake. By Caleb Wethington Published : Apr. 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM CDT ...

MNPD said the body of Harold L. Tomlinson, 34, was recovered from Percy Priest Lake near the dam and Nashville Shores at 8:25 a.m. on Sunday.

For questions regarding outlet dam operations, contact Leon Basdekas at [email protected]. Elsewhere in the panhandle, the Idaho Department of Water Resources plans to begin the fall drawdown of ...

With Lake Shasta nearly full this spring, more water has begun to seep out of the face of Shasta Dam, on the side opposite the lake. News Sports Opinion Business Entertainment Advertise Obituaries ...

An Idaho legislative session is really dictated by the budget-setting process, and policy bills happen in between and as budget-setting proceeds. The current session has about two more weeks because ...

Priest Lake is a prime summer destination for many in the Inland Northwest — with cabins and resorts dotting its shoreline and a steady water level maintained by the Priest Lake Outlet Dam ...

No Priest Lake Siphon. One of the largest pristine lakes in our country is Priest Lake, the “Crown Jewel of Idaho.” ... and dump the cooler water over the outlet dam into the river. ...

Extending the height of the Priest Lake outlet dam gates by 6 inches will occur in winter 2021-22 to complete the $5 million Priest Lake Water Management Project.

The Idaho Water Resource Board plans to wrap up $5 million in upgrades this winter to infrastructure at Priest Lake to better regulate water levels there.

The blooms at Priest Lake Outlet is from Outlet Bay Road to the dam, but all of Chuck Slough is contaminated with the algae. PHD said caution should be taken anywhere the water appears discolored ...