Good news for people who love the Spokane River: The falls will no longer dry up this summer after Avista announced it will keep a minimum of 300 cubic feet per second of water spilling over the rocks in downtown Riverfront Park during daylight, and 100 cfs at night. "Water will be restored to Spokane Falls twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and we are thrilled," said Rachael Paschal Osborn, director of the Sierra Club's Spokane River Project and of the Center for Environmental Law & Policy.

The dry falls during the summer has damaged the aquatic health on the river---increasing algae blooms in Lake Spokane---and aesthetic health, with visitors perplexed by the eyesore.

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Photo Courtesy of Waterplanet.

After:



Photo Courtesy of Discovery Schools.

For us, it’s hard to gauge right now how significant of a change exactly 300 cfs will be but we’re excited the falls can stick around.

 

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