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                   Speelyai Bay Park Boat Launch Short-Term Closure

ARIEL, Wash. (Nov 21, 2024) — After sunset on November 30, the boat launch at PacifiCorp’s Speelyai Bay Park will be closed due to low Merwin Reservoir water elevation. 

Pacific Power is lowering the Merwin Reservoir for a short period – Dec. 1- Dec. 9, – to facilitate geotechnical drilling at the site of the new Yale Upstream Fish Passage Facility. The results of this drilling will inform the design of the new facility which will be constructed to collect, sort and transport fish migrating upstream out of Merwin Reservoir. 

Although Speelyai Bay Park Boat launch will be closed for about 9 days, Yale Reservoir is rising and the boat launch at PacifiCorp’s Yale Park will be available starting November 27.

While PacifiCorp intends to operate Merwin and Yale Reservoirs as noted above, dynamic weather conditions may delay or modify the actual site closure dates. For up-to-date information, please visit PacifiCorp.com/Camp.  

For questions about Lewis River recreation site operations, please leave a message for our recreation department at 503-813-6666 or contact us via email at recreation@pacificorp.com. 

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