Thread: Lakes In Danger Of Overflowing

I seen that picture you posted of the bow of your boat. I'd be be a nervous wreck in that thing with gators and high water about. I'd probably need and extra case of beer, and maybe a fifth of Beam, to calm my nerves.

I'm pretty bummed out about this spring, but summer's just around the bend. When the lake elevation gets back down around 605' I'm going to start making up for lost time.

Originally Posted by Mountain Fork

I seen that picture you posted of the bow of your boat. I'd be be a nervous wreck in that thing with gators and high water about. I'd probably need and extra case of beer, and maybe a fifth of Beam, to calm my nerves.

I'm pretty bummed out about this spring, but summer's just around the bend. When the lake elevation gets back down around 605' I'm going to start making up for lost time.

Cline will not set up this year.

Hey at least there should be some good tail race fishing going on below those lakes. Oologah hosed the pooch on theirs. Dam will be closed till at least August, they are saying now. Who starts a construction project in the spring seriously?

Mother nature can trick you, no matter how smart you are. My degree is in Water Resources Engineering. Most dams are designed on a basis of being able to handle maximum probable storms, with accepted standard practices for determining the maximum possible runoff for the dam's drainage area. The tricky part of designing dams that are on huge drainages is often being able to design emergency spillways that can handle maximum runoff without taking away from storage capacity. Every dam is totally unique in its design. The Corps' job of balancing releases from the many reservoirs in a drainage would not be a particularly difficult process, if not for the unpredictability of Mother Nature (we are in the wettest May on record).
Many years ago, Clark Canyon Reservoir (upper reaches of the Missouri) in Montana experienced rainfall that was much higher than the calculated maximum probable storm. The water rose to the point that water just barely topped the dam. Towns below were evacuated. The dam held, but there was a huge outcry against the BOR. The next year, the pool was lowered quite a lot to make sure that the dam would not be threatened again. Unfortunately Mother Nature sent a record drought that lasted four years. The irrigators were screaming because their "dependable" water supply was gone, and their crops suffered. The fishermen were screaming because the river was nearly dry during the non-irrigation season. Boaters were screaming because the lake was not boat-accessible. The BOR took a tremendous amount of heat. In hindsight, they should not have lowered the pool so much.
My conclusion is that somebody needs to develop an accurate crystal ball.

Channel 8 in Tulsa showed the water at Eufaula Dam spilling over the top of the flood gates here and there. The FB post I watched was over 8 hours ago.

Not just the trout but our wildlife dept dollars also go down river with them.

I have heard people saying all boat ramps on eufaula are closed, anyone know if there is any truth in that statement?

Originally Posted by slab rustler

I have heard people saying all boat ramps on eufaula are closed, anyone know if there is any truth in that statement?

They were launching boats at dam site south.