Dam Release Calendar
Scheduled Whitewater Releases
111 upcoming releases on 10 rivers \u2014 USACE, TVA, FERC, and state agency schedules in one calendar. Plan your trip around the Gauley fall season, Lehigh recreational releases, Russell Fork in October, and the West River weekends.
Each release is hand-curated against the operating agency’s 2026 schedule. Verify the source link before driving.
Last updated Saturday, April 11, 2026
Next 30 Days
15 releasesSat
23
May
Ocoee Recreational Release
Peak summer release window — 9am to 6pm, full daylight schedule. Standard 1500 cfs from Apalachia Powerhouse.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
09:00–18:00
in 4 days
Sat
23
May
Lehigh Recreational Release
Memorial Day weekend release. The full 2026 Lehigh release schedule is published by USACE Francis E. Walter Dam each spring.
Verify schedule →1,000
cfs
09:00–15:00
in 4 days
Sun
24
May
Ocoee Recreational Release
Peak summer release window — 9am to 6pm, full daylight schedule. Standard 1500 cfs from Apalachia Powerhouse.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
09:00–18:00
in 5 days
Sun
24
May
Deerfield Memorial Day Release
Memorial Day weekend release. Standard recreational flow on the Fife Brook section.
Verify schedule →900
cfs
10:00–15:00
in 5 days
Mon
25
May
Ocoee Recreational Release
Peak summer release window — 9am to 6pm, full daylight schedule. Standard 1500 cfs from Apalachia Powerhouse.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
09:00–18:00
in 6 days
Sat
30
May
Ocoee Recreational Release
Peak summer release window — 9am to 6pm, full daylight schedule. Standard 1500 cfs from Apalachia Powerhouse.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
09:00–18:00
next week
Sat
30
May
Dead River Memorial Day Release
Memorial Day weekend release. Dead River releases happen 5-6 weekends per summer; check the source for the full schedule.
Verify schedule →2,400
cfs
08:00–12:00
next week
Sun
31
May
Ocoee Recreational Release
Peak summer release window — 9am to 6pm, full daylight schedule. Standard 1500 cfs from Apalachia Powerhouse.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
09:00–18:00
next week
Wed
3
Jun
Ocoee Wednesday Release
Mid-week summer release — 11am to 5pm. Wednesday flows run June through August for commercial outfitters’ weekday trips.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
11:00–17:00
in 2 weeks
Sat
6
Jun
Ocoee Recreational Release
Peak summer release window — 9am to 6pm, full daylight schedule. Standard 1500 cfs from Apalachia Powerhouse.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
09:00–18:00
in 3 weeks
Sun
7
Jun
Ocoee Recreational Release
Peak summer release window — 9am to 6pm, full daylight schedule. Standard 1500 cfs from Apalachia Powerhouse.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
09:00–18:00
in 3 weeks
Wed
10
Jun
Ocoee Wednesday Release
Mid-week summer release — 11am to 5pm. Wednesday flows run June through August for commercial outfitters’ weekday trips.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
11:00–17:00
in 3 weeks
Sat
13
Jun
Ocoee Recreational Release
Peak summer release window — 9am to 6pm, full daylight schedule. Standard 1500 cfs from Apalachia Powerhouse.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
09:00–18:00
in 4 weeks
Sun
14
Jun
Ocoee Recreational Release
Peak summer release window — 9am to 6pm, full daylight schedule. Standard 1500 cfs from Apalachia Powerhouse.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
09:00–18:00
in 4 weeks
Wed
17
Jun
Ocoee Wednesday Release
Mid-week summer release — 11am to 5pm. Wednesday flows run June through August for commercial outfitters’ weekday trips.
Verify schedule →1,500
cfs
11:00–17:00
in 4 weeks
Beyond 30 Days
96 releases across 11 eventsOcoee #2 Recreational Releases 2026
TVA1,500 cfs typical
51 release days · Sat, Jun 20 to Sun, Nov 1
Jun 20Jun 21Jun 24Jun 27Jun 28Jul 1Jul 4Jul 5Jul 8Jul 11Jul 12Jul 15Jul 18Jul 19Jul 22Jul 25Jul 26Jul 29Aug 1Aug 2Aug 5Aug 8Aug 9Aug 12Aug 15Aug 16Aug 19Aug 22Aug 23Aug 26Aug 29Aug 30Sep 5Sep 6Sep 7Sep 12Sep 13Sep 19Sep 20Sep 26Sep 27Oct 3Oct 4Oct 10Oct 11Oct 17Oct 18Oct 24Oct 25Oct 31Nov 1
Peak summer release window — 9am to 6pm, full daylight schedule. Standard 1500 cfs from Apalachia Powerhouse.
Verify TVA schedule →Lehigh Recreational Release
USACE1,000 cfs typical
5 release days · Sat, Jun 20 to Sat, Oct 10
Jun 20Jul 18Aug 15Sep 12Oct 10
Mid-June release weekend.
Verify USACE schedule →Deerfield Independence Day Release
FERC900 cfs typical
1 release day · Sat, Jul 4
Jul 4
Verify FERC schedule →Kennebec Independence Day
FERC4,500 cfs typical
1 release day · Sat, Jul 4
Jul 4
Daily release schedule on the Kennebec Gorge runs Memorial Day through Columbus Day. Independence Day is the marquee weekend for The Forks rafting community.
Verify FERC schedule →Pigeon Independence Day Release
FERC1,100 cfs typical
1 release day · Sat, Jul 4
Jul 4
Walters Dam releases daily for the Pigeon River rafting season. Holiday weekend is the busiest day.
Verify FERC schedule →Dead River Summer Release
FERC2,400 cfs typical
1 release day · Sat, Jul 11
Jul 11
Verify FERC schedule →Deerfield Labor Day Release
FERC900 cfs typical
1 release day · Sat, Sep 5
Sep 5
Verify FERC schedule →Gauley Fall Season 2026
USACE2,800 cfs typical
22 release days · Fri, Sep 11 to Sat, Oct 17
Sep 11Sep 12Sep 13Sep 14Sep 18Sep 19Sep 20Sep 21Sep 25Sep 26Sep 27Sep 28Oct 2Oct 3Oct 4Oct 5Oct 9Oct 10Oct 11Oct 12Oct 16Oct 17
Upper Gauley release from Summersville Lake. Lower Gauley follows at the same flow the day after each Upper release. The 22-day Gauley Fall Season is the marquee whitewater event in the eastern United States.
Verify USACE schedule →Dead River Fall Release
FERC2,400 cfs typical
1 release day · Sat, Sep 12
Sep 12
Verify FERC schedule →Russell Fork October Releases
USACE900 cfs typical
8 release days · Sat, Oct 3 to Sun, Oct 25
Oct 3Oct 4Oct 10Oct 11Oct 17Oct 18Oct 24Oct 25
First October release weekend (Saturday). Russell Fork Gorge — Class IV–V "The Breaks" run.
Verify USACE schedule →Tallulah Gorge November Releases
FERC700 cfs typical
4 release days · Sat, Nov 7 to Sun, Nov 15
Nov 7Nov 8Nov 14Nov 15
First November release weekend (Saturday). Tallulah Gorge runs only 4 release days per year — the gorge is otherwise dewatered. Requires a permit through Tallulah Gorge State Park.
Verify FERC schedule →About this calendar
Releases are hand-curated from the operating agency’s published 2026 schedules (USACE, TVA, Brookfield Renewable, Duke Energy, etc.). Some agencies post the full year by January; others release schedules monthly. We re-curate annually as new schedules are published. Always verify the official schedule via the source link before traveling \u2014 release dates and flows can change with reservoir conditions.
Coverage gap: daily summer releases on rivers like the Kennebec Gorge, Cherry Creek, and Upper Yough are not enumerated day-by-day yet. Those will be added via a state agency / USACE scraper similar to our Michigan DNR stocking pipeline.
Coverage gap: daily summer releases on rivers like the Kennebec Gorge, Cherry Creek, and Upper Yough are not enumerated day-by-day yet. Those will be added via a state agency / USACE scraper similar to our Michigan DNR stocking pipeline.