Scott Swanson
Of The New Era
Foster Dam operators began lowering the water level in the reservoir Wednesday, July 16, to repair the spillway gates, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced.
The drainage is expected to last 11 days and will take the lake level at least to winter pool, from 646.7 feet above sea level on Monday to 613 feet. It will virtually eliminate water skiing on the lake until the level is…