South Central Public Health District (SCPHD) and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality have issued a public health advisory for Magic Reservoir because harmful algae blooms have been found at the site.
Water delivery from the Big Wood Canal Company is set to end at the beginning of October. The canal company announced water from Magic Reservoir will be shut off on October 1, but that is depending on weather conditions.
SHOSHONE, Idaho (KLIX) Water levels along the Big Wood River have receded some below the Magic Reservoir, yet water continues to cover the roadway leading into the West Magic Resort.
WEST MAGIC, Idaho (KLIX) The rising waters of the Big Wood River has cut off the tiny community of West Magic in Camas County along the Magic Reservoir.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) A flood watch has been issued by the National Weather Service in Boise for parts of the Magic Valley as unsettled spring weather moves in today.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) People living near the Big Wood River below the Magic Reservoir are being warned of possible flooding as water begins to flow from the dam.
FAIRFIELD, Idaho (KLIX) – A health advisory has been lifted at Magic Reservoir after recent samples show that toxin levels have dropped, but visitors are still urged to use caution when around algal blooms.
Blaine County, (PRESS RELEASE) – South Central Public Health District, in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), has issued a health advisory for Magic Reservoir.
KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — A judge who ordered a canal company to release water from a dam in south-central Idaho so a leaking hydraulic oil line could be repaired has been disqualified from the legal process at the request of the canal company...