Low Water For Taneycomo In Early November

[Gatorjet]

This article says they will be lowering Taneycomo to do repairs on Table Rock, but they don't say how long.

http://www.hometowndailynews.com/17521/repairs_to_table_rock_powerhouse_will_lower_taneycomo.html

[Wayne SW/MO]

I wish they had given a hint of the timeline.

[Phil Lilley]

One day. Actually 5 hours is what they told us. They're working on a turbine at Table Rock Dam. They'll start dropping it the night before and bring it back up later on Tuesday. No biggie.

[Phil Lilley]

I was told it was Tuesday...

[Dylan Cluver]

I called the number and was transferred to the dam, where I was told the draw down will actually be on the 5th of Nov, starting at 5 am.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I'm having a hard time picturing the reason for the drawdown? Anyone know what effect Taney's level has on the TR dam?

[Gatorjet]

I'm having a hard time picturing the reason for the drawdown? Anyone know what effect Taney's level has on the TR dam?

Strictly a guess, but if they are doing something on one of the turbines I would think maybe they don't have any kind of a backflow gate. That would allow water from Taney back into the turbine. Like I said, just a guess.

[troller]

According to KY 3 News the work is being done on the powersite dam which would probably make more sense.I wouldn't think the deep pool below the TR dam wouldn't drain even if they drew down 5 ft.

[Gatorjet]

From the Corps of Engineers press release that I posted the link to in post #1

"The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will repair the Table Rock Powerhouse water release system Monday, Nov. 4 requiring Lake Taneycomo to be lowered to an elevation of 696.5 feet."

http://www.hometowndailynews.com/17521/repairs_to_table_rock_powerhouse_will_lower_taneycomo.html

[Wayne SW/MO]

From the Corps of Engineers press release that I posted the link to in post #1

"The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will repair the Table Rock Powerhouse water release system Monday, Nov. 4 requiring Lake Taneycomo to be lowered to an elevation of 696.5 feet."

http://www.hometowndailynews.com/17521/repairs_to_table_rock_powerhouse_will_lower_taneycomo.html

Ahh so it is probably a bottom gate. That makes sense. I couldn't imagine how a turbine would be effected by the downstream side water level.

I imagine the gravel bed is deep enough to drain much of the pool below the dam.