Boaters Urged to Avoid the Area
Information & photo released by Chelan County PUD
A contractor for Chelan County PUD will use a helicopter on Saturday, Oct. 5, to place new buoys below Rocky Reach Dam. This is a long-planned project to reestablish the buoy line that keeps boats the required 400 feet below the spillways and end of the fish bypass.
Originally there were three buoys, of which only one remains. The contractor will install five new buoys designed to withstand high flow and have reduced drag. A solar-powered light on each one will make them more visible at night.
Cost of the project is about $300,000 and is necessary for safety, license compliance and safe navigation In the Columbia River below the dam.
Rocky Reach Discovery Center will be open as usual on Saturday. Boaters are urged to avoid the area for safety. PUD staff has alerted law enforcement and other agencies about the work.
