Post Falls Dam reduces flow to minimum allowed

Aug. 12—Last week, Avista reduced the amount of water passing through the Post Falls Dam into the Spokane River in an effort to maintain water levels in Lake Coeur d'Alene. The reduction to the lowest flow requirement of 500 cubic feet per second happens nearly every year, Avista spokesman Jared Webley said. Per the dam license, renewed in 2009, the volume cut is required if the lake water ...