BOATING – The Bureau of Land Management Coeur d’Alene Field Office has just announced the closure of the Killarney Lake boat launch for the season in order to deal with needed repairs.

The boat launch, on the northwest section of Killarney Lake, is located about 20 miles east of Coeur d’Alene near Rose Lake. The camping and picnic facilities at the Killarney Lake boat launch site will remain open.

Alternative facilities in the area include the Cataldo Mission, Rose Lake and Medimont boat launches.

Kurt Pindel, recreation specialist for the Coeur d’Alene Field Office, said BLM is improving the old boat launch to include a new concrete ramp.

Construction had been scheduled for January during low water, but seasonally characteristic low water never came this year, he said.

"The probability that water levels will drop enough for construction to begin this summer or fall is low due to the high spring rains and mountain snowpack," Pindel said.

"We will begin final repairs on the boat launch as soon as the water levels allow installation of the new concrete pads, which unfortunately we anticipate will be sometime next winter."

Info: Kurt Pindel, (208) 769-5015.