Lake Tapps WA – This week, the Cascade Water Alliance will raise the Lake Tapps Reservoir to approximately elevation 543 feet, the maximum allowable level at which Cascade can operate. The reservoir will reach 543 feet on or around May 1 and will then be drawn down slightly, using the leakage from the reservoir, to normal recreational summer levels.
Cascade has raised the reservoir to the maximum allowed at least once each year since it took ownership in late 2009, so that residents know where the water level is on their property. After the maximum fill, Cascade will keep the reservoir between elevation 541.5 to 543 feet, usually between 542.5 and 542.8 feet, weather and minimum instream river flows dependent.
For the latest in current and historic lake level information please visit cascadewater.org/lake_tapps_overview.php.
Residents can monitor overall reservoir water levels by clicking here.
For more information on Lake Tapps / Cascade agreements visit cascadewater.org/lake_tapps_agreements.php.
For more information on Cascade visit cascadewater.org.