![]() All of that gravel and sediment movement has impacts up and down the river. “Close to 2 million yards of gravel are moved by the Boise River during spring flows every year,” Dimmick says. “We’ve gone from a reactionary agency – something happens, we go out and fix it – to one that’s trying to get out in front of the issues, look at potential flood flows, predict where we’ll have problems, and work to address those problems,” adds Mike Dimmick, District Manager for Flood 10. “Finally, we’re getting to the point where we’re flying the airplane. “I’m excited as hell about the Boise River 2D Model Tool,” Clayton says. The model runs will show where flooding might affect the private property and public assets like river bridges, how sediment flows and gravel bars may be moved or increased by flood flows, and what kinds of solutions might exist to avoid the damage. The impact areas reflect off the map with bright colors and highly detailed lidar aerial photography. This high-tech tool will allow Flood 10 and partner agencies to run this new and innovative computer model to see what kind of impacts will occur to the Boise River floodplain, community infrastructure, and adjacent property when simulating flood flow above 6,500 cubic feet per second (CFS). The district is developing a Boise River 2-Dimensional Model Tool in cooperation with the Army Corps of Engineers and more than 10 partner entities that have a stake in Boise River management. Now, as Boise Flood Control District #10 celebrates its 50th anniversary, Clayton feels as if the district is finally getting somewhere with proactive management. How can we ever get ahead and be more proactive in managing the river?” Don’t let the airplane fly you.”You fly the airplane.Īfter Clayton got involved with Flood 10, he felt like “we’re always just reacting to the river. ![]() In the Marines, when he was learning how to fly, he’ll never forget his flight instructor sitting behind him, hitting Clayton on the head with his clipboard, saying, “You fly the airplane, get ahead of the airplane. He’s served on the board for more than three decades. They raised their family there and built a large wholesale tree farm business from scratch.Ĭlayton joined the three-member board of Flood Control District #10 in 1989. Later, he and his wife, Diane, moved to a river ranch across the river from his grandparents, Lazarro and Ines Urrusuno. Clayton milked cows before dawn and looked for ways to go fishing when the work was done.Īs a Captain in the Marines during the Vietnam War, Clayton flew Huey gunship helicopters. He spent every summer on his grandparent’s farm on the river near Star. ![]() Bill Clayton dipped his toes into the Boise River before his first birthday. ![]()
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