Thread: Thought Process of the Corps and TVA

In the past 48 hours they have managed to pull over 2 feet of water off of KY Lake. As of 7am this morning, she is sitting at 354.95', and still pulling 89,700 cfs. They are scheduled to pull that back to 20,000 and over the next couple of days the lake should rise back to 355.9'.

I know they are smarter than I but it's still confusing to me with their thought processes!

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These lakes are for flood control PERIOD. Most Corps and TVA big wheels don't know or care there are fish in the lakes. Somewhere in a room in front of a monitor, some person is projecting rainfall a couple of hundred miles south and east of us.The lake levels are managed according to what a weatherman is saying and they are typically wrong 80+% of the time.

For that, we get to tend with mud flats and sandbars. I'm glad I can set my depth off-set and shallow water warning on my LakeMaster cards.

Originally Posted by mrdux

These lakes are for flood control PERIOD. Most Corps and TVA big wheels don't know or care there are fish in the lakes. Somewhere in a room in front of a monitor, some person is projecting rainfall a couple of hundred miles south and east of us.The lake levels are managed according to what a weatherman is saying and they are typically wrong 80+% of the time.

For that, we get to tend with mud flats and sandbars. I'm glad I can set my depth off-set and shallow water warning on my LakeMaster cards.

I understand that the twin lakes are for flood control, and they don't give a rip about the fishery.
But, there was not a catastrophic flood occurring. One day the current thru KY dam reached over 130,000 cfs. And the current rule curve for KY Lake is the 356' window. I believe that 354.9' is not in that window, and their current rule curve is showing it to be 1' below the rule curve.
I question their thought processes because somebody got button pushin' happy, and dumped too much water to quickly. Huge swings play a tole on all kinds of industry, river industry, commercial fishing, guides and recreational fishing and boating.
Whoever did it needs a swift kick in the arse!!!!

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Originally Posted by bandchaser

I understand that the twin lakes are for flood control, and they don't give a rip about the fishery.
But, there was not a catastrophic flood occurring. One day the current thru KY dam reached over 130,000 cfs. And the current rule curve for KY Lake is the 356' window. I believe that 354.9' is not in that window, and their current rule curve is showing it to be 1' below the rule curve.
I question their thought processes because somebody got button pushin' happy, and dumped too much water to quickly. Huge swings play a tole on all kinds of industry, river industry, commercial fishing, guides and recreational fishing and boating.
Whoever did it needs a swift kick in the arse!!!!

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On the contrary, there was catastrophic flooding in the Cumberland River. Cheatham lower rose about 20 feet in about 13 hours. Ky had to discharge to supplement Barkley and avoid flooding on the Lower Cumberland. it was bad! I just went through it on a Towboat.

There's also a high potential for major rainfall in the TN and Cum systems in the coming week. They're just reserving capacity for that rainfall.

Wiskers...you make heap big sense!!! The mud slick coming out of the canal into Kentucky had to be 200 feet wide and a mile long headed towards Ky dam.

Originally Posted by Wiskers

On the contrary, there was catastrophic flooding in the Cumberland River. Cheatham lower rose about 20 feet in about 13 hours. Ky had to discharge to supplement Barkley and avoid flooding on the Lower Cumberland. it was bad! I just went through it on a Towboat.

There's also a high potential for major rainfall in the TN and Cum systems in the coming week. They're just reserving capacity for that rainfall.

Barren is at 558, summer pool is 552'. Main gates are open .2 with anticipation of an additional .4 opening for a total of .6 as of 7:00am 9/05/17. Better hang on it's headed your way.


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Labor day weekend, and they have the lake sitting 1 foot above winter pool!!! You still have the same holiday boaters, Lake lice idiots that probably don't even pay attention to lake levels!!!

It's sad when " Yoyo's are playing with their yoyo's, and it begins to mess with our mojo!"

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Bandchaser, LMAO, not at you but with you, key word, "thought process" there is no thought process, this is the problem. Some big wig is sitting in a chair as MRDUX said and he tells some flunky, drain it, he responds "yes sir" out goes the water, no questions asked, of course we don't see what is going on behind the scenes. I do know this, after 30 years in military and government service, this is the canned response" "This is the way we have always done it and if you don't like quit" whether it makes sense or not. I guess at the end of the day I'm thankful to live on the lake and enjoy it before some flunky is directed to drain it and man did they drain it, lol.

I know rapid fluctuations in levels are not good for fishing, but I'll take 355 everyday.