Lakes Have Crested

[Phil Lilley]

Table Rock Lake has crested at 935.47 and is now holding and dropping a bit. They did not have to increase the flow- kept it at 68,000 cfs- that's where it's been since last night.

We'll have this flow until Sunday we are told. They want to get Table Rock back down 930 feet.

Flood gates will be open I'd say for at least 7-14 days though they will decrease the flow as the lakes drop.

We have alot of images and video to process and post. Will take some time. Right now we're starting to search for our stuff... it's here and there in storage and in vehicles.

Talked to a city official that said quite a few docks have gone over Powersite Dam. Others are dotted along the bank from Branson to Powersite that have broken away and are lodged, stuck.

I don't think, I know, the average Joe has no idea what kind of water we're talking about here. Even those who come by and see it... this is incredible.

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Thank goodness it was not the dreaded 1000 years flood.. the one where they would open the auxiliary spillway.

It is good to know things will start getting back to normal around here.. in about 3-4 months. :-)

We are all glad to know that the worst is over now. Brian

[greyscud]

At 935, how far is the water from coming over the top?

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Like another 15 feet or so I believe... WAIT, here you go : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_Rock_Lake

Make sure you click the back button and not close out your browser or you will click out.

( Right now, there is enough water flowing thru TRD each second to fill an Olympic sized swimming pool )

[Born to Fish]

Thank goodness it was not the dreaded 1000 years flood.. the one where they would open the auxiliary spillway.

It is good to know things will start getting back to normal around here.. in about 3-4 months. :-)

We are all glad to know that the worst is over now. Brian

I hate to think about them using the auxilary spillway!!

[MThammer]

It may be 15 ft from the top of the earthen dam but, in Phil's video it looks like water was sloshing over the top of the flood gates?? Let's hope the crest is for real.

Mark