Bolivar Landing Ramp Unuseable

[MOPanfisher]

Currently the boat launch ramp at Bolivar Landing is unuseable. There is a large drift of logs and debris extending 20 yards or more out into the lake. It will either require a considere drop in the lake level or a shift of the winds to a good strong south wind to clear it out, likely some of both.

FYI currently looks like we won't be releasing anything above current outflow of 250 CFS for another day or two, until Truman stabilizes. Hopefully weather and river conditions cooperate and the Missouri and Arkansas lakes can work on getting back closer to seasonal norms.

[mwfischer]

How is the lake condition in general? Level, debris, etc?

[MOPanfisher]

Lake level is 847, 8 feet above conservation pool, although normal until June 15 is 841. Upper ends will be muddy and likely lots of debris depending on wind. Since we haven't been releasing much, the muddy water hasn't been pulled toward the Dam. Not sure exactly where the line is between muddy and clear is right now.

[Gumboot]

If I'm reading it correctly, 3 day forecast shows discharge increase to 1000 cfs, beginning tomorrow. With current inflows, does 1000 cfs drop the lake?

[mwfischer]

Have to think that would move that muddy line toward the dam at least. With no big rains in the forecast it may clear quick though.

[MOPanfisher]

Yes a 1000 CFS release would begin to lower the lake, albeit very very slowly. Higher releases would pull stained water further down, but without additional rain will clear nicely. Upper end at Bolivar Landing is pretty stained and a lot of floating debris, with the level still slowly rising and no good strong winds to blow the drift to the banks it is still floating around. There was a gentleman who launched at Bolivar this morning, he was also pushing the bigger floating logs out of the way. So if you are brave enough I guess you can, still wouldn't want to boat very fast with all the debris. Water wasn't as bad as I expected, is apparently settling/clearing some. Down to Lightfoot Landing area it was stained but not muddy, and by the time you get to Wheatland it was normal. Lindley side, looked stained but not muddy at the Nemo Bridge as I went over. Once we start to drop and get a good wind some folks will wind the drift wood lottery, likely the same locations that seem to get dovered up 80% of the time. But lots of cover for the various fry to hide in, should be a good hatch year hopefully.

[NicknKC]

Do you see larger releases coming that will start dropping the lake quicker? I know at around 2500 CFS it will drop around a half foot a day as long as mother nature holds off the rain (which I do not see happening!). Starting to worry about my camper at the Harbor. At 852 it is washing up on my patio!

[MOPanfisher]

More than likely as conditions at Truman allow our releases will be stepped up to 2800 or so. As you noted will pull around 6" or so per day depending upon current elevation. Unless we do get a major run off event I don't see any danger of 852.00 the rise is almost flattened out now. Additional rainfall changes all the calculations.

[NicknKC]

Thanks for the response...lets pray the sky shuts off....but not likely in the weather pattern we seem to be stuck in!

[NicknKC]

Did they push the start of the release back a day? Panfisher, I thought I had read in one of your previous posts when they were working on the dam that even at phase II discharge maximum, Truman would not hardly if at all feel the effects of Pomme releasing water. Thanks for the info in advance. It is nice to have someone on here that has access to the info on what they are thinking.