Lake levels

[straw hat]

I am just curious on everyone's thoughts on  the lake level. Usually by November the Corp has started to draw down the lake in preparation for the spring rains,  Certainly by this date the lake is at least a foot or so below normal. This year they are letting the lake level actually rise. This makes me concerned about what kind of high water we will have next spring. Last year was bad enough. Any thoughts?

[MrGiggles]

11 hours ago, straw hat said:

I am just curious on everyone's thoughts on  the lake level. Usually by November the Corp has started to draw down the lake in preparation for the spring rains,  Certainly by this date the lake is at least a foot or so below normal. This year they are letting the lake level actually rise. This makes me concerned about what kind of high water we will have next spring. Last year was bad enough. Any thoughts?

Doesn't bother me that much. I probably caught as many or more fish when the water was up in the trees than I did when it came back down. Dunking a boat from the parking lot kinda sucks though.

The flooding last year was an anomaly, although I am curious to hear COE's game plan if it were to happen again when the lake is close to normal pool. Looks like the lake was hovering around 863 this time last year, and peaked at 868 or so in January until the big floods hit.

Perhaps they are keeping it high so Truman can be drawn down to winter pool first? It appears they have been dropping it.

[straw hat]

"Perhaps they are keeping it high so Truman can be drawn down to winter pool first? It appears they have been dropping it. "

That is a good point.  My6 wife and I do a lot of bank fishing in the spring so last year was a wash out for us. Literally. All of our favorite launches were way too high to even consider launching. If I remember right we made our first trip in late July.

[olfishead]

Sometimes, if all the stars line up, the COE will consider a small lake rise to better accommodate migrating waterfowl. Not saying that that is the situation now, but it makes the duck hunters happy!