Minimum Flow may be Years Away

[Danoinark]

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dl...EWS01/612280325

[Phil Lilley]

I didn't think it would be that easy...

[RiverRunner]

To make matters worse, I hear that a group on Lake Norfork is trying to force the corps to enact a "minimum lake level" that would be significantly higher than the current bottom end of conservation pool (around 510 feet msl). This would force any water releases to cease after this level (around 543 msl was what I heard) is reached. This is in response to the low water levels seen last fall & winter which hurt marina operators. It goes without saying that this would not be good news for the Norfork tailwater.