BISMARCK — North Dakota’s Garrison Dam opened its emergency spillway gates for the first time today, and the river is expected to rise for the next several days.
Army Corps of Engineers project manager Todd Lindquist says the gates are being used because Lake Sakakawea has almost reached its water storage limit.
The gates have never been used to dump water out of Lake Sakakawea since the dam began operating in the 1950s. Lindquist says the release will be controlled by opening the gates by about a foot. There are 28 gates and they’ll be opened in groups of seven.
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