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But its sad they still use the early 1970's flood as there guide. Because if we get that kind of rain again. No dam is going to help with the floods we will have again.
Do wish they would hold a little more water in the winter time. But then again they could care less about fishing. Same as TVA here at Pickwick Dam.
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I guess what I was trying to figure out is IF they suspect the MS river has a high potential to flood say a month from now, would they allow the lakes to go below rule curve just as a precautionary measure to have the ability to hold more water back if necessary? Always amazed me how they can predict river stage levels downstream. Guess that's where all that fancy math I couldn't comprehend comes in.
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They wont drop it below curve because of what the MS river may or may not do. Really they werent built to take the pressure off the MS but to take the pressure off the river bottoms below the levies. 2 inches of rain in a 24 hour period is an automatic shut down at Grenada because of what will happen down stream several miles. They are actually holding Grenada rite now a couple feet above curve, why? Who knows?
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most likely backed up from the river . Gates close with 2 inches in a 24 hour period . Outlet reduced with 2 inches within 8 hours .Originally Posted by fishinhunter
I have to laugh when I think of COE lakes and flood control. We were in a duck lease in Crowder a few years ago. I went down one night during the week and planned to hunt the next morning. When I was about a mile away from the gate I encountered water on the road. I had to drive in 1 to 2.5 foot of water the rest of the way to the cabin. Every field and road for miles around was under a few feet of water. I parked in the water, had to use my waders to get from the truck to the cabin. Once I was up on the porch I looked around and laughed...the Sardis dam was probably 10 or 15 miles away...but all I saw was flooding. I know nothing is foolproof...but dang...that was a lot of flooding for having a flood control dam just a few miles away.
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The level of the Mississippi river has everything to do with the level in the four reservoirs. The only place water can get into the Mississippi river is at Vicksburg through the Yazoo pass. If the Mississippi is high enough the reservoirs will hold water to prevent flooding all the way down the Yazoo tributary and the Mississippi below Vicksburg. The same thing happens across the river with the only place water can get in the Mississippi is the Arkansas River.
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