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I remember 83' and 91'. Was only 10 in 73'! Fishing but I don't recall it but seen pics of it.
Sardis Lake (Vicksburg District, US Army Corps of Engineers) Water begins to go over the emergency spillway at Sardis Lake when the lake level is above 281.4. That has only happened three times in it's 77 years of operation. Those years were 1973, 1983, and 1991. 1973 is when Sardis Lake reached its highest recorded level of 285.8
Didnt one those later years have an earthquake concern also? My grand parents were from Batesville and he was supervisor during some those years. She was worried about us in the Delta if the dam broke.
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I don't think she will get to the 281' foot mark this year, a 10 or 11 foot rise from here will take a lot more rain then we have in the immediate forecast in my opinion. I recall stories of the 91 flood when the water got over the highway at 7. I will say this, I haven't been fishing Sardis religiously but for 4 or 5 years now, it's alarming to see the old timber disappearing so quickly out east in front of Wyatt's and back east towards Redmans bluff. Was out there Saturday and it looked pretty sparse, and saw a lot of the trees rocking side to side from the wave action ready to go over at any minute. It is still a beautiful lake, even more so with water in it, couldn't imagine what it looked like back out east even 20 or 30 years ago, much less back in the 40's, 50's and 60's.
Don't look for anything to happen on the draw down until the MS River goes down at the end of this month. Snubby, you are right on about Sardis and the Timber. Looks like a totally different lake than 10 years ago on the east end. I remember getting lost in all the buck brush many moons ago!!!!
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Talked to a buddy today that manages a barge company at Greenville and he says that prediction is flawed. Those that work on the river are expecting it to remain at 50 and above at Greenville for a couple of weeks. Time will tell.Quote:
Originally Posted by 27458
I put together some info on Grenada along the same line as you have on Sardis and will post it when I get the story written, I enjoy learning about the lakes built in the 50s
I've been here for 16 years and it's changed a lot. There are 20-30' trees floating everywhere. Structure is disappearing daily. I've been putting out habitat the last 5 years and it helps. Everyone needs to give some back every time you go fishing. If it's just walking around and picking up some driftwood on the bank and pushing it in the mud that would help more than folks know. But I tell you this years lake level has them buried deep in cover. They are in heaven now. This year will be a great spawn that's much needed.
ive never had the privilege of fishing any of the big 4 but i read an article in the ms sportsman just this week. it said when the lakes were built in the 1950's they were intended to be "big water storage tanks with a valve at the south end". nobody ever thought they would become 4 of the most dynamic fisheries in the nation. right here in old Mississippi, i thought that was pretty neat.
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My grandfather fished Enid religiously for years until he just got so old he didn't feel safe on big lakes anymore, he says all the timber he used to fish back in the 70's and 80's is gone now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snubbys
I seem to remember all the stumps at Greysport being 20 foot tall back in the late 70's.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigKyd