June 17, 2022 |
If you’re headed to the mountains this weekend, Hog Park Reservoir should be full.
Hog Park, one of six reservoirs for the City of Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities, was expected to fill earlier this week.
The BOPU said visitors and residents should expect higher than normal flows in the Encampment and Little Snake Rivers this year due to runoff from average snowpack.
Once the reservoir is full, a spillway will safely direct natural runoff water coming into the reservoir back into Hog Park Creek, a tributary to the Encampment River, which may result in higher than normal flows in the Encampment River.
People living near, or visiting, the Encampment River, Little Snake River and surrounding riverways should exercise caution and be aware that water flows may rapidly change depending on weather conditions.
Pictured above: Hog Park Reservoir, photo courtesy of USFS/fs.usda.gov.
