Gates Open Again

[ulua]

Just heard on weather radio that they are increasing flow to 53,600.

[Fredrick]

Is it just me or did they over do it on that release yesterday?

[Phil Lilley]

It's about 24 inches from going into our lower units right now.

Beaver is dropping real good but Table Rock is still rising.

Rain coming today and tonight. One more round.

[Danoinark]

It's about 24 inches from going into our lower units right now.

Beaver is dropping real good but Table Rock is still rising.

Rain coming today and tonight. One more round.

Good grief!

[Wayne SW/MO]

I would guess that it was also about 24" away from getting into some of the businesses in Rockaway yesterday about 2:00 PM. The low road in front of most of the docks, the ramp and the park were under water.

[Phil Lilley]

Just had a scare... an hour ago someone called (who's been the go-between for us and the Corp/county) and said they were meeting and they were in panic mode. May raise it to 80,000 cfs. We started calling out the army... get more sand bags and build the wall to 4 feet. But after they met, the determined it wasn't that bad are going to leave it where it is right now.

What scares me still is that they'd go from 56,000 to 80,000. That's a big jump. That's what we may be looking at tomorrow if we get more rain. That's 3 feet higher than last month's record level.

It's crunch time.

But in light of what others have gone through and are going through in Joplin and other places, this is nothing. We still have a bed!

[Danoinark]

Phil, just saw this from the Baxter Bulletin paper:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will increase water released through the Bull Shoals Dam spillway gates to 55,000 cubic feet per second at 11 a.m. today, according to Jon Hiser, USACE lakes manager.

[Phil Lilley]

You know, this has been a learning experience, at least for me. I didn't know how high Table Rock could rise before getting over the top of the gates. I thought since the top of flood pool was listed as 930 at Table Rock, I thought that was the top end but it isn't. Would be interesting to know what it is. 935.something was the highest it got back in April.

So, Bull Shoals is listed at 695 feet. It's just above that level and rising. Sounds like they don't want it to get much past 695 if they're going to release more water.

[crazy4fishin]

We are praying hard for all of you folks in that part of the country...SW MO, AR, OK....each face thier own set of challenges and trial......makes you wonder when the scriptures tell us that we will not be burdened more than we can bear....you are some strong folks down there

C4F

[Wayne SW/MO]

I just did a little research and found this interesting, although moot to the point. The top of the dam is 947' and the bottom of the spillway is 896' I didn't see a number for the top of the spillways, wouldn't they be very close to 930' or in that vicinity?

So far the storms seem to favor a more northern route, lets hope they stay that way because it appears Truman has more room than the White river reservoirs.