Are You Ready For 696.2?

[Mike Worley]

I agree with Col Ron, no matter what the corp does it's gonna be wrong for some. I do remember them drawing BSL down 9' this spring just before the big rains hit. Easter weekend my neighbor recorded 17" of rain on our point. That's not the corps fault. Bull Shoals Dam did just what it's designed to do, even with all the flooding that happened when they opened the gates on the dam the main damage was to things & property that were placed in the flood plane that would have been wiped clean without the dam. As more homes are built in risky areas with the rational that the river hasn't gotten that high before we will see more damage. How ever bad the weather gets it can always get worst. Also remember that due to the "minimum flow" level the water allocation has changed the "normal power pool level" from 654' to 657' which factors into the draw down this spring at a 12'. These several years of high water levels on the area lakes has been difficult on everyone but I don't see it as the corps fault. I'm thankful that the lake levels are dropping now as we get into summer and hopefully it will drop enough that we can use the regular ramps pretty soon.