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Under the terms of its federal license, Chelan County PUD shall make a reasonable effort to comply with the lake level management practices defined in the Lake Level Plan in Settlement Agreement License Article 405.

Actual lake elevations may vary significantly from expected averages during drawdown and refill periods. Many factors affect lake level including precipitation, temperature, snowpack conditions, and the amount and timing of spring runoff, as well as compliance with the hydro project’s federal operating license and environmental objectives. In addition, there is the goal to meet target lake elevations May through September.

The elevation of Lake Chelan is expected to remain between 1099 and 1100 feet through Labor Day Weekend.  After Labor Day Weekend, it is planned that the lake will be gradually drafted to near elevation 1097.2 feet by October 1.  Most generation is being scheduled during higher demand hours. 

Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:33 AM: 1099.40 feet above sea level

For the 10 days ending 8/27/2008, the daily lake elevation (in feet) has been:

Date	Level	Change
Aug 18	1099.56	0.08
Aug 19	1099.51	-0.05
Aug 20	1099.56	0.05
Aug 21	1099.62	0.06
Aug 22	1099.59	-0.03
Aug 23	1099.51	-0.08
Aug 24	1099.5	-0.01
Aug 25	1099.5	0.00
Aug 26	1099.49	-0.01

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