Cumberland Times-News
— Deep Creek Lake at normal level
MCHENRY — Deep Creek Hydropower is now operating within the rule band established by the Maryland Department of the Environment to retain Deep Creek Lake at its appropriate level.
Last month, MDE approved a request from Brookfield Renewable Power, the owner of Deep Creek Hydropower, to lower the water level to accommodate the winter’s record snow pack and subsequent melting.
Brookfield also brought in seven “ice eaters” to break up and remove ice and reduce ice pressure on the spillway. MDE and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources worked closely with Brookfield to monitor the situation.
The analysis of water content in the snow pack and the lower than expected rainfall has made spring flooding this year unlikely.
Lake levels are posted at www.deepcreekhydro.com.
