Last week the Bureau of Reclamation began releasing three thousand cubic feet per second of water from Milner Dam.
Downstream - the resulting flow at Shoshone Falls is creating a spectacle - that helps the falls live up to its nickname of Niagara of the west.
Michael Beus says, "And the water goes to the lower snake to increase the velocity through the lower snake dams so that the juvenile salmon can migrate downstream more easily."
Visitors will get a first hand look at the latest improvements at Shoshone Falls - including the newly paved parking lot near the entrance - as well as the informational kiosks just west of the metal stairs down to the viewing platform.
Dennis Bowyer says, "Worked with Lytle signs and Idaho power with those kiosks, got some great information, history of the falls. We’ve got two more panels that still have to come in and get installed. But we have a lot of old time photos of Clarence Bisbee, which a lot of people like to see."
This spectacular display - the water, that is - is scheduled for the next two weeks.
Since 2001 - Parks and Rec has paid for a million dollars in improvements to the park - which Bowyer says is becoming a showcase for Southern Idaho.
At three dollars a carload - Twin Falls Parks and Recreation managed to rack up almost 70 thousand dollars by the end of June.
And Bowyer's expecting to match last year's revenues.
Bowyer says, "About 150 to 170 thousand dollars, and of course that money just pays all down into the park, pays for our maintenance and operations, our lifeguards we have on duty. And it pays for the upkeep of that park, and any extra money we have pays for additional improvements at the park."
Jay Michaels, kmvt news.