LOADS of high water to come this year below Table Rock

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Beaver Lake has to be lowered to reduce flooding chances and that means we will be running lots of water here as well.

The lakes in Arkansas flooded bad - and these actions are to prevent it from happening - reduce 10ft of Beaver Lakes total head depth.

Taneycomo should be running anyways to supply power to the 10 states below from 100 degree temperatures this Summer.

High water is a real blast to fish - it will be a crystal clear flooded monster everyday for a while... the key is to learn how now.

Full flows means finding new spots to fish. New spots with bigger fish.

[Phil Lilley]

1 minute ago, Brian Shaffer said:

Beaver Lake has to be lowered to reduce flooding chances and that means we will be running lots of water here as well.

The lakes in Arkansas flooded bad - and these actions are to prevent it from happening - reduce 10ft of Beaver Lakes total head depth.

Taneycomo should be running anyways to supply power to the 10 states below from 100 degree temperatures this Summer.

High water is a real blast to fish - it will be a crystal clear flooded monster everyday for a while... the key is to learn how now.

Full flows means finding new spots to fish. New spots with bigger fish.

When will they start dumping Beaver??  They certainly aren’t in a hurry. Should be doing it now. Winter. Not spring. 

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Phil - I wasn't made aware of any actual day and time to begin. Some know but I do not.

I would expect any day now myself... but weather dictates for now perhaps.

[Phil Lilley]

I know you don’t know… but we’ve seen this every year. They hold the lakes at power pool in the winter instead of making room for spring rains, then we have a good chance of flooding, if the big rains come. 

As much as I love this down water, we need to see some big generation, soon. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, Brian Shaffer said:

Beaver Lake has to be lowered to reduce flooding chances and that means we will be running lots of water here as well.

The lakes in Arkansas flooded bad - and these actions are to prevent it from happening - reduce 10ft of Beaver Lakes total head depth.

Taneycomo should be running anyways to supply power to the 10 states below from 100 degree temperatures this Summer.

High water is a real blast to fish - it will be a crystal clear flooded monster everyday for a while... the key is to learn how now.

Full flows means finding new spots to fish. New spots with bigger fish.

Have you heard this from SWPA or the corp?

[Seth]

It would put a big smile on my face to have high water during some of these trout tourneys! That's my favorite time to fish Taneycomo.

[Quillback]

Here's a link to the article.  They plan to keep Beaver at around 1120, so when it gets above that, they'll release water.  At least that is the plan.  I don't know if that will translate into higher flows below TR, I would speculate that will still be dependent on how much rain we get.

Corps plan aims to maintain lower Beaver Lake level (nwaonline.com)

[Devan S.]

46 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Here's a link to the article.  They plan to keep Beaver at around 1120, so when it gets above that, they'll release water.  At least that is the plan.  I don't know if that will translate into higher flows below TR, I would speculate that will still be dependent on how much rain we get.

Corps plan aims to maintain lower Beaver Lake level (nwaonline.com)

This explains it all. https://www.beaverlakedam-irrm.com/

I highly doubt were going to see a huge difference at any point outside the change from holding at 1129 to a slightly lower level and slightly modified levels downstream of BS dam which will allow more water from all lakes to pass. 

Looks like all the risk is around water getting to the service deck. 

[netboy]

I am a bit confused.

Looks like Beaver is currently at 1120.23. Isn't that the level they want it to be?

 

[Devan S.]

35 minutes ago, netboy said:

I am a bit confused.

Looks like Beaver is currently at 1120.23. Isn't that the level they want it to be?

 

Yes. 1120 is normal but Beaver is well into flood pool fairly often and spends quiet a bit of time hovering around 1129.