Thread: Lake Level

Where did you see that? I just looked on the corp site. They are still listing it at 597.12.

http://mvs-wc.mvs.usace.army.mil/dresriv.html

Or were you saying they upped the seasonal rule? gotcha.

Yup. Seasonal rule curve so it will get there soon. Actually needs to get to 615 or so to be "normal" pool. Or at least based on the last several years.

I believe right around the 599.74 range is normal summer pool or maybe a little bit more, the highest it got last year was right around 612

Originally Posted by clfarms1

I believe right around the 599.74 range is normal summer pool or maybe a little bit more, the highest it got last year was right around 612

I agree +1

Sarcasm....,note the "normal", the highest they have set it is around 600. Due to flooding in recent years, many of us should be used to the 610 to 615 range. However if the flooding has given us the quality crappie (interesting pun), then I will take a few years of flooding any day.

They're replacing the highway 127 bridge crossing the kaskaskia river south of Carlyle this year and I know they're wanting that river as low as possible for that, so I'd say that's the reason for the elevation jump. They're doing the same with Carlyle lake

May is when they traditionally begin the raise to summer 600.

3 gates opened yesterday, only 2 today.