James River predicted to get 40 feet over flood stage

[Stein]

1 hour ago, JerryK said:

We were visiting friends who live near the dam on Beaver Lake today.  Their dock is already inaccessible due to high water.  The FLW started today because of the forecast, they said. They said they haven't been releasing water into Table Rock.  Hope it all turns out ok for everyone.

Beaver is at 1126.56 now.   Top Flood pool is 1130.  Do they have to start dumping major water when it hits 1130?  This is all new to me.

[InPiney]

That would not be good.  I was down today preparing our dock for the potential flood, sure wish I could have been fishing instead.  Thanks for the update and good luck to you and everyone else that have lake assets. 

[176champion]

Table rock is 919.34 now and flood pool is 930..

[vernon]

I hope that for once the Weather Underground knows what they're talking about as they now have the rainfall totals at around four inches. 

Still way too much but better than ten.  

 

[arsenal1477]

Keeping you all down there in my thoughts. Batten down the hatches and stay safe. 

[MOPanfisher]

I sincerely hope it peters out or shifts, not a lot you can do.  Be careful down there.

[Quillback]

16 hours ago, Stein said:

Beaver is at 1126.56 now.   Top Flood pool is 1130.  Do they have to start dumping major water when it hits 1130?  This is all new to me.

I am just using my faulty memory, but I believe a few years ago it got up to 1132 during a big rain, the did start dumping water and it really caused a mess downstream of the dam.  Hopefully it won't get that bad this time.

[Stein]

1 hour ago, Quillback said:

I am just using my faulty memory, but I believe a few years ago it got up to 1132 during a big rain, the did start dumping water and it really caused a mess downstream of the dam.  Hopefully it won't get that bad this time.

Yes, looks like late December 2015.  They dropped it hard until it hit 1129. three foot drop in one day.  Pink like is 2015, yellow 2016. Colors didn't carry forward well.  Looks like May - June that year they worked hard to keep it under 1130 as well.

[Fishrman]

If I looked correctly today they had been dumping 20k cubic ft/sec until about 1:00 this afternoon out of beaver.  I may have looked at it wrong though.

[motoman]

Not sure if I'm seeing the updated river predictions correctly? But does it look like they revised the james forecast to 31 feet?

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