It may not feel like it out there these days, but summer has arrived at Lake Tapps in the form of recreational water levels.

Cascade Water Alliance announced Tuesday that in accordance with the 2009 Agreement with the Lake Tapps Community Council, the water level elevation in Lake Tapps reached 541.5 feet gage height April 15, which is full pool for the summer recreation period.

Cascade intends to raise the Lake Level approximately six inches (to 542.0 feet gage height) and maintain that level, probably until June.

At that time, Cascade plans (depending on available White River flows) to increase Lake Levels approximately another 4 to 8 inches (to 542.3 to 542.6 feet gage height) and hold approximately that Lake Level until September.

It is unlikely that Cascade will raise the Lake Level any higher than this during the summer.

The summer Lake Level planned for this year is the same as the Lake Level maintained last year – and is consistent with the Lake Levels PSE maintained historically.

Last year, a dry spring prevented the lake from reaching a full pool until May.

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