Help With Rumors

[fozzype]

I have been one of individuals that have been monitoring the safety of our roadways and bridges during the flooding. At no time have any of the structures been unsafe or closed. Also, the darn is perfectly safe, the "slide" are very minor and could only effect the highway. If a Bridge is closed, the media will get the word out.

As someone who has not slept much the last 80 or so hours, I can say mis-information and rumors have added unwarranted work load to several individuals. Rather than looking into real prolems, much of our time has been spent squashing rumors. Please be advised to look to official sources for information. This causes less stress to the public and public employees and would help stop the "panic reaction"

There are only two reasons a bridge is closed: Water over the roadway and/or bridge and/or structural damage. Several docks have been loose on Taney, but no major docks have impacted any structures. If a structure is impacted, it is looked at very quickly. All the Bridges over Table Rock on the State Highway system are designed to handle 936.00. The corps also only buys property to this elevation. If water comes over this elevation, the Corps can be held liable. This is somewhat the reason the elevation of 936 is important to the Corps. As of 3:00 the Corps believes they have "caught the crest" at 935.47.

Sorry to rant - Just ready to sleep and dream of the Spinner Bait.

[Martin]

I have been one of individuals that have been monitoring the safety of our roadways and bridges during the flooding. At no time have any of the structures been unsafe or closed. Also, the darn is perfectly safe, the "slide" are very minor and could only effect the highway. If a Bridge is closed, the media will get the word out.

As someone who has not slept much the last 80 or so hours, I can say mis-information and rumors have added unwarranted work load to several individuals. Rather than looking into real prolems, much of our time has been spent squashing rumors. Please be advised to look to official sources for information. This causes less stress to the public and public employees and would help stop the "panic reaction"

There are only two reasons a bridge is closed: Water over the roadway and/or bridge and/or structural damage. Several docks have been loose on Taney, but no major docks have impacted any structures. If a structure is impacted, it is looked at very quickly. All the Bridges over Table Rock on the State Highway system are designed to handle 936.00. The corps also only buys property to this elevation. If water comes over this elevation, the Corps can be held liable. This is somewhat the reason the elevation of 936 is important to the Corps. As of 3:00 the Corps believes they have "caught the crest" at 935.47.

Sorry to rant - Just ready to sleep and dream of the Spinner Bait.

Fozzype, I'm with you....Too many computer cowboys spewing BS about roads and bridges being closed. I can only personally say I've been on today, it's the Kimberling Bridge (Highway 13), and at 4:30 p.m. today, it was fine.......road open........water rise finally stopping.....don't know about the others, but I have friends and fishing buddy's all up and down the lake. If something had closed, I would have heard about it fairly quickly. Nothing like going to see for yourself !

By the way...I have no problem with a guy saying "I heard" something was closed, "but I cannot confirm it"....(Like glennL)...

No offense meant glennL to you !

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Your information is invaluable, Fozzype... thank you for posting that.

Check this link for a quick refresher on the Dam and Lake specifics : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_Rock_Lake

Just be sure to click back and not close it out or you will click out.

Brian

[dwiebenga]

any word on Gov. Nixon declaring a state of emergency?