Thread: It's raining!!!!

OKC has had around 1/2" of rain before noon today. Its been slow most of the time. I expect Eufaula will be a risen in a coupla days if not already from rainfall in the watershed.

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Amen!

Nah you just imagening this. It's actaully liquid sunshine. ( lol) im glad to get some for the garden but ive had enough for a few days. Lets save some for july and august.

I hafta agree with KD on this one. Let's not get all our Summer rain in April!

Question is, will it help or hurt the fishing and the spawn if the lake comes up 4 or 5 feet. Anybody got any good thoughts on that?

I just looked at the radar and it's really kinda neat. It looks like there is one little spot down around ringling that is seeding the whole system and it just keep generating more storm. Looks like the I-44 corridor is in for quite a dousing!

it'll will slowem down on tenkiller for sure. when the muddy water hits they seem to get lock jaw. looks like they'll get a rest for a little while

The lake has been rising slowly over the last two weeks and is currently only a little less than 3 feet below normal lake level. The last reading I got at the Corp's official website for Lake Eufaula shows 582.17 and normal lake level is 585.

I've been watching this regularly for the last six months and the lake level never dropped any lower than 6 feet, yet I was hearing the locals try to insist it was down 7-8 feet. I didn't argue with them, just nodded my head and went about my business.

I've also been watching the shoreline receding on my lot and the water inching a little further up the bank every few days due to all the rain. I suspect the lake level to return to normal within a couple of weeks.

Hopefully the corp won't start releasing water at the dam and let it drop back to lower levels........thus effecting the spawn.

Originally Posted by Stinkfinger

The lake has been rising slowly over the last two weeks and is currently only a little less than 3 feet below normal lake level. The last reading I got at the Corp's official website for Lake Eufaula shows 582.17 and normal lake level is 585.

I've been watching this regularly for the last six months and the lake level never dropped any lower than 6 feet, yet I was hearing the locals try to insist it was down 7-8 feet. I didn't argue with them, just nodded my head and went about my business.

I've also been watching the shoreline receding on my lot and the water inching a little further up the bank every few days due to all the rain. I suspect the lake level to return to normal within a couple of weeks.

Hopefully the corp won't start releasing water at the dam and let it drop back to lower levels........thus effecting the spawn.

I have a feeling that the Big E will recoup all the lost water along with some extra to boot by tomorrow afternoon. Expect all your favorite watersheds to fill and start into their flood control stages. I expect Oologah to shoot up very fast with very little release until the southern waters settle down. Anything feeding the three forks area outside of Muskogee should expect their lakes to rise abruptly from these rains. They're not done either, your next Crappie trip should focus on brush holding 6-12' deep until things settle. I would think the spawn will continue afterwards in areas new to the fish. Some Crappie might even begin to absorb their eggs, but for the most part, there will still be plenty that will find a place to nest that is not normal. I've seen Oologah be ten foot above normal and the spawn go on in trees and brush that a boat, and even wading will be hard to work. The spawn will happen, but be so spread out, one might as well concentrate on post spawn fishing.

You don't think the rapid rise will affect them?

I just looked back and saw where it was almost 5' below back in ...was it February?

I have talked with the hydrologists a few times over the last we years and they tell me they have put a seasonal pool on the lake like Kaw has in order to help with waterfowl habitat. Unfortunately for us waterfowlers, they have been unable to capitalize on it due to lack of fall rain, but it is confusing for those that read the paper or call the corps recording where they only state the level above or below normal. As I understand it, during the summer the seasonal normal level is 584, then after they seed millet , they raise it back up to 585.