Norfork Floodgates Open

[Phil Lilley]

From Steve Dally's Newsletter: http://ozarkflyfisherjournal.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/norfork-spillway-openmaintenance-in-the-rainy-season/

Spillway gates have been opened on Norfork to heading off rising lake levels while the power station generators are undergoing maintenance.

As of this morning one generator was running at 3000 cfs, plus 4 spillway gates sending another 3000cfs down the river, equivalent to 2 full units of water.

USACE Lakes manager Larry Hiser told KTLO radio that the lake levels were in relatively good shape.

Hiser said the spillway release is not related to ongoing construction to implement White River Minimum Flows. However, the release which is equal to two full units of power generation, is part of the effort to draw down the lake to more normal pool levels following last week’s heavy rainfall which dumped more than seven inches of rain on the Twin Lakes Area in four days, including more than six inches nearly a week ago _ KTLO.com

[Wayne SW/MO]

I wish they would pull some off of BS.

[jdmidwest]

Why don't they put it thru the other generator and generate electricity?

[Justin Spencer]

Why don't they put it thru the other generator and generate electricity?

Learn to read and life's a lot easier

[jdmidwest]

Learn to read and life's a lot easier

I am sorry, but being stuck on dialup means you can not click on all of the links. Care to elaborate as to why they don't just run both generators?

[Justin Spencer]

Spillway gates have been opened on Norfork to heading off rising lake levels while the power station generators are undergoing maintenance.

[jdmidwest]

Now I see.