Loz What A Ice Box

[Old plug]

I see were suppose to have thunder storms thirsday. would be nice of we got a good warm rain on top of this ice. I think that would thin it enough to reduce a lot of the threat to dock damage.

[Goggle-Eyed]

Anybody know what the low was in 1978? I talked to my dad and he said it had to be 78' when it got so low... I remember going across the west 54 bridge and seeing "dry" ground in the middle of the lake. I was only about 7 years old so have no clue what the depth was... I did find some pictures online dated 78 that showed what looks like 10-12' low, so that is how I figured out that was the lowest I "could remember". I just can't find anything that says how low it actually was.

[fishinwrench]

Could that have been the 54 bridge across the Osage river below the dam?

No way there would have been dry ground under the Grand Glaze bridge I don't think.

[Goggle-Eyed]

sorry, it was the west 54 bridge on the Niangua Arm... Most if not all of Lake Park's docks were on dry ground.

[fishinwrench]

Ahh, yep at 648.0 there would have been bare land under the 54 Niangua bridge.

[Goggle-Eyed]

I also found data that shows 3/9/09 it was 653'. 654 is common almost every year for the past 15 years. I still think it is funny that when it hits 655 people start saying "I've never seen it this low, I wonder what "Ameren" is doing"... LOL, unless there are extreme weather events it typically follows the guide curve!

Joe

[fishinwrench]

This site gives data back to 1997

http://server.odd.net/waterlevel/index.php

[laker67]

I also found data that shows 3/9/09 it was 653'. 654 is common almost every year for the past 15 years. I still think it is funny that when it hits 655 people start saying "I've never seen it this low, I wonder what "Ameren" is doing"... LOL, unless there are extreme weather events it typically follows the guide curve!

Joe

They must forget easily, because that is almost a yearly event. Prior to Truman dam, 650 was pretty common, with a few 647's thrown in. I can even recall a 650 in the 70's and maybe even 80's. As you mention about the 54 bridge, the channel runs to the east side away from the bluffs. I have seen stumps and dry ground with the channel only about 30 feet wide. It used to run right thru Tonka villa crappie dock under the old bridge.

[Goggle-Eyed]

They must forget easily, because that is almost a yearly event. Prior to Truman dam, 650 was pretty common, with a few 647's thrown in. I can even recall a 650 in the 70's and maybe even 80's. As you mention about the 54 bridge, the channel runs to the east side away from the bluffs. I have seen stumps and dry ground with the channel only about 30 feet wide. It used to run right thru Tonka villa crappie dock under the old bridge.

That is why I laugh every year.... It is still more controlled than ever before...