Is There Nothing That Can Be Done??

[GENTLE]

They've had plenty of time this fall and winter to get the water out, they never even got Beaver completely down to normal pool, they got within a foot or so and I guess said good enough. As soon as they shut the gates it started inching right back up. I'm not understanding the excessive concern over " once it's out of Beaver they cant get it back", are we in a region prone to severe droughts? They have their "water control plan" and I guess there is no deviation from that plan no matter the circumstances, this just might be year though that'll make them rethink that.

[snagged in outlet 3]

42 minutes ago, GENTLE said:

I'm not understanding the excessive concern over " once it's out of Beaver they cant get it back",

I'm telling you we have been questioning the corps on this issue since the 70's.  You would think in that amount of time, a pattern or reason would have emerged....But nope.  It hasn't.

[fishinwrench]

6 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I'm telling you we have been questioning the corps on this issue since the 70's.  You would think in that amount of time, a pattern or reason would have emerged....But nope.  It hasn't.

That's because every 10-15 years you get a new generation of Shot Callers with fresh new ideas on how to make the world a better place.   It doesn't matter that the way water moves downhill hasn't changed at all, and it doesn't matter that weather prediction (in spite of advanced technology) isn't any more accurate these days......They have to TRY to reinvent the wheel.  🙄

[Phil Lilley]

The post talks as if Beaver has lots of room for storage and lakes below it are high.  Just the opposite is true.

If you look at patterns, 5 weeks ago they ran flood gates at Beaver and lowered the lake within a foot of seasonal power pool.  Then we got a 4-6 inch rain and it shot back up.  Table Rock did too and BS rose but not too bad.  TR opened gates and got it back down but it rained again and it almost got to 920.  Gates helped it to get back down to pool presently and gates are shut.  Mind you when I say gates I mean 4 units.  They really don't open gates until TR is above 920 feet.

So my question is - 5 weeks ago they followed a pattern to get Beaver down quickly.  So why didn't they or why don't they get it down now, now that levels on all lakes are the same as they were as early January?  Why hold Beaver within 6 inches of flood pool?  There's no control there - they'll have to release everything that comes into the lake.  That's not control.  But I understand control means running the whole system... it does not make sense.

And they say they're mandated to run as to a model of some kind.  Then there should be some consistency, something recognizable.  I'm not seeing it.

[snagged in outlet 3]

That's the only that makes sense at this point

[Phil Lilley]

http://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/pages/reports/remote/white.htm

Look at the Percent Full. 

BS Dam is moving some water through....  grateful for that.  But they will have to cut back because of the rain the lower White and Mississippi is getting.

[GENTLE]

The only difference was Bull was at normal pool when they dropped Beaver last time

[Phil Lilley]

[Phil Lilley]

That orange blob has been getting closer and closer to us the last 4 days...

[Phil Lilley]

2 minutes ago, GENTLE said:

The only difference was Bull was at normal pool when they dropped Beaver last time

You are correct...