Storms

[Duck]

Looking down on TR from Holiday Island, water is brown with lots of huge debris fields, water is moving fast.  Stay safe, Duck.  

[dtrs5kprs]

10 hours ago, TrophyFishR said:

I live a few miles from the head waters. I can assure you that we've had enough rain already today & anything that falls will bring major pain. Beaver will likely top the dam early this week. its never happened during the winter period.

It is going to be interesting to watch how COE handles this event, and how it impacts the spring pool levels. Since TR was still right around power pool after all of the spring and summer water, it seems like this will be with us for a good long while.

 

[GREENTRITON]

James river is rolling north of nixa...

[176champion]

James river is starting to run over highway 65 according to the news and i imagine flat creek is running hard also.

[bfishn]

The 3 best (all species) years out of the last 30 on Table Rock, as I recall, all had heavy December/January flows followed by stronger than normal flows thru March. The river arms acted like rivers again.

This 40-50 degree inflow is saturated with oxygen... all the O2 it will hold in fact, around 10-12 ppm. Martha would call it a "good thing". It can make the whole lake habitable again. After the stressful summer a lot of TR fish had this year they need a breather.

[176champion]

Dont know if im reading this right but seems TRL has the gates open.

http://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/pages/data/tabular/htm/tabrock.htm

[derekburleson]

From the Corps of Engineers Facebook page:

Spillway releases through Beaver and Table Rock dams.

We will begin a spillway release at six p.m. today from Beaver Dam because of heavy rains today.

The seven spillway gates will be opened two-foot releasing 15,000 cubic feet per second in addition to the 7,500 c.f.s. being released through the turbine generators. The total release is 22,500 c.f.s. The lake will crest at 1,131.5 feet above sea level.

Future rainfall may cause the Corps to increase releases at Beaver Lake. This depends on how much additional rain falls and how quickly it falls.

Releases from Table Rock Lake are expected to begin Monday, Dec. 28. Releases will range from 20,000 c.f.s. to 40,000 c.f.s. because of the current heavy rainfall in the Beaver Table Rock drainage basin.

Daily lake information can be obtained at www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil or the Corps’ mobile App which can be found in mobile App stores by searching for USACE Little Rock.

[Deadstream]

Bless you all,  my selfish self has a big trip planned at Phils end of January. We have a few guys that can only dock fish(OCPD,Etc.)

Should we be worried?  

[96 CHAMP]

I seen this morning that TR dam is releasing water at a rate of 20000 cubic feet & could increase to 40000 if needed, This would have to be problematic for those who live along Tanycomo, wish the best for those who live along the river, I know that Mr. Lillie lives there, up in St. Louis it will be very close to the record in 1993, good luck to all OAF members who live along these flood plains in these areas.

[Quillback]

11 hours ago, Deadstream said:

Bless you all,  my selfish self has a big trip planned at Phils end of January. We have a few guys that can only dock fish(OCPD,Etc.)

Should we be worried?

In the Taneycomo thread, Phil says they are going to be temporarily closed as they are going to get some high water with the flood gates being open, I'd say give things a week and then give him a call, or monitor the Taney thread.  I'd bet things will be OK by the end of January, but certainly you'll want to confirm.