End of Lake Niangua?

[grizwilson]

https://www.lakeexpo.com/boating/the_lake/tunnel-dam-could-be-torn-down-draining-lake-niangua-into-lake-of-the-ozarks/article_10407dbc-fb35-11ed-a369-2342b8ee4437.html

 

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

Interesting.   I'm not seeing a real reason to demolish it, other that potential liability for upkeep and damages.  I also believe bringing back to nature can't be the worst thing to happen.    

I can sure understand the homeowners and property owners nearby who want it to stay as it is.  

[MOPanfisher]

Seems like removal would send a lot of silt downstream into LOZ.

[DADAKOTA]

How is the fishing in Lake Niangua?

[fishinwrench]

Thus far it has kept the Spotted bass, Stripers and Wipers out of the river.   I can't see any reason for them to tear down the dam.  I'd be real surprised to see them do that.

1 hour ago, DADAKOTA said:

How is the fishing in Lake Niangua?

It's just "ok".  Lots of silt & sediment (glass and beer cans).    It's a sanctuary for carp and gar.     There's a hatch of big burrowing Mayflys in late August-early September that beats anything you've ever seen.   Blankets the entire area.  Mosquito's are bad too.   

[DADAKOTA]

I think I'll pass on scheduling a trip there.

[Flysmallie]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

Thus far it has kept the Spotted bass, Stripers and Wipers out of the river. 

I've caught a spotted bass in Bennett. It's not the only one that I've seen around there. 

[fishinwrench]

2 hours ago, Flysmallie said:

I've caught a spotted bass in Bennett. It's not the only one that I've seen around there. 

Pretty rare in the Niangua.  I've never.

[Quillback]

With the push for green energy you'd think they could refurb the generating equipment.  It's not going to be profitable until they recapture the initial investment, but you'd think with the feds subsidizing all kinds of green energy stuff, that they could subsidize the work there.

[fishinwrench]

46 minutes ago, Quillback said:

With the push for green energy you'd think they could refurb the generating equipment.  It's not going to be profitable until they recapture the initial investment, but you'd think with the feds subsidizing all kinds of green energy stuff, that they could subsidize the work there.

The fed is only interested in things that require stuff from China.   Hydropower or anything self-sufficient that we can do completely right here in the U.S. isn't going to interest them one bit.   

Mention turning the land into a solar farm, and their ears might perk up.   🙄