Hello All,
Looking for links to pool levels. I'm looking for Evergreen, Clinton, Banner Marsh, and Shelbyville.
I'm sure others may be looking for other lakes as well.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Tim Hanr3
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Hello All,
Looking for links to pool levels. I'm looking for Evergreen, Clinton, Banner Marsh, and Shelbyville.
I'm sure others may be looking for other lakes as well.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Tim Hanr3
the coe puts out one for the ville, but dont know about any of the other ones
Try this:
RIVER AND RESERVOIR REPORT
Thanks- However, it only cover Shelbyville and not the other lakes I'm interested in. Plus it's not searchable- what was the pool level last week, or last year? I wonder if the US Government has the data stored someplace?Quote:
Originally Posted by oldgoat49
Got a link?Quote:
Originally Posted by clfarms1
I don't think you're going to find what your looking for other than word of mouth and being on the water.:twocents
IVE got one that might help?Lake Shelbyville Basin maybe?
:dono
Close, that was flow. It did contain a link to elevation.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiejigger
Lake Shelbyville Basin
Thanks.
One down, several to go.
Looks like the link always defaults to flow, select elevation on the left side.
Thanks.
Tim here is link to Shelbyville: RIVER AND RESERVOIR REPORT
Not certain there will be pool levels on Evergreen or Clinton because they are not flood control basins.
You might be able to find Banner Marsh in this link also
thanks. That is mostly rivers in the area. There are a few lakes at the bottom. All of those waters listed are controlled by U.S> Army Corp of Engineers.Quote:
Originally Posted by jmsjrs
Evergreen Lake is a city water supply lake, I suspect they monitor lake level closely. I haven't found the link on the county site, YET!
Banner Marsh is controlled by the Illinois DNR and I suspect they have pool levels tracked someplace as well. I'll have to call Rob.
Good luck finding anything that is not a corp controlled lake or a flood control lake (which is usually a Corp controlled lake). In most cased no real reason to monitor water level unless it is a city lake and they monitor so they can announce usage limitations on their customers to keep from running out of water.
When you start talking city and DNR lakes I would get a phone number for the supervisor of the lake and hope he/she is willing to help you. But unless the lake is flooding or in a huge drought the water level should be very consistent since most of these lake do not have adjustable dams.
Talked to the DNR at Evergreen Saturday after our tournament. Lake is at full pool. Can call any time and they will give pool status. Full Pool is top of the damn, then they count down from there.
The 720 mark on the spillway wall or pumphouse wall is considered full pool. (720 ft above sea level)
Getting the pool status is great and all but as I said most non adjustable lakes will be full pool most of the time. Water flow into the lake and out of the lake would be great information to have for those same lakes. Was this something that was offered by DNR?
Not sure about the lakes and sonar unit you have. However all the lakes around me fluctuate during the year, they are only full pool in the spring. And that isn't always true. We have had drought years where the lake never made it back to full pool. Evergreen is also a reservoir lake, they do maintenance and draw the lake down as needed. Banner Marsh is a group of old strip mine pits. The lakes are separated from the Illinois River by a dyke. IF/when the river floods Banner Marsh may or may not flood. Several years back it flooded out so bad one of the lakes ramp/parking lot was under water and closed all year. People started launching from the road to the parking lot. Information that is good to know before you leave the house.
My sonar reads map cards and can highlight depth. Both depth to target fish location and shallow water to avoid shearing another pin. I need pool level to set my offset to get accurate depth readings. I also need the pool level to create maps on lakes that aren't on map chips, like Evergreen and Banner. I can record part of the lake one day, come back another and record another section, repeat until I have all acres mapped. I need to know pool level so my map aligns.
Was this something that was offered by the DNR? That is what I am trying to figure out. I know its recorded, just a matter of finding out where that information is stored and being able to access it.
Excellent info. I prefer to launch from White Oak ramp and that data is visible from the ramp. I'll need my bino's to read it. :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy Train
So far I know this.
Shelbyville is posted on a website by the Core of Engineers. Lake Shelbyville Basin
Evergreen- call the DNR office or read the markings on the pump wall/dam.
Hopefully this week I can get to Banner and find out. I might have time tomorrow to call Rob (IDNR).
the DNR isnt going to monitor water levels on most any lake, Shelbyville is monitored by the COE because it is a flood control lake that is why we get daily updates as well as the river, all of these are done by the COE not DNR. Local city owned lakes may post on their website what the lake level is, but who knows if they update it every day. Good luck in finding it.
The DNR doesn't oversee Evergreen. It is owned by the city of Bloomington and run by McLean Co Parks and Rec Dept.
The Bloomington Water Dept makes the call on when water is to be pumped out of Evergreen or Bloomington. Calling the DNR would be a waste of time. Call the park office/visitor's center.