Ended up with 10” so far lake is close to going over emergency spillway water up is some parking areas at elected ramps? Coldwater really backed up. I haven’t seen it this high in many years. Should be a great spawn.
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Ended up with 10” so far lake is close to going over emergency spillway water up is some parking areas at elected ramps? Coldwater really backed up. I haven’t seen it this high in many years. Should be a great spawn.
Thanks for the post, hope you right on spawn!!!!!
Be careful up there !!
It's raining again here at the house.
Rain started here little while ago.
Looking at how it has risen and the amount of rain up here, how can it not go over the emergency spillway. They got all gates locked down.
The lake is rising very slowly at the moment but I'm guessing that's due to the widening out and spreading out of all the water. I drove over the cold water river near Lewisburg and byhalia today and there is still a lot of water coming in the river and a lot of water in the fields.
According to this report it still has 2.2 inches of rain runoff it can hold, dont see that but figure yall are fixing to get it!
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Raining here in Southaven right now and lake is still rising.:yikes:yikes:yikes
Just heard on the evening news we probably going to get another inch or two in the next 24. Then a couple of days off and back at it again later in the week.
Gonna be an awesome spawn at Butla!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lake @234.43 as of 6:00P.M. Emergency Spillway @238 4' away and raining now.
I will be out there early in the am. If it's not over the wall I expect it to be very close to it... I will post my findings in the am.
Oxbow, where you located?
All this wet ain't helping getting my camper ready.
new reading at 10:14 pm.
Hernando
Butla has really made a move. Grenada is only up about 5' to 6' over the last week at 208.23
Got another good rain last night. Working on camper I had to walk through an inch of water. Had to place some boards down at the door and my work area under the awning. I could see the ditches on both sides of the house filling, may have been 10 ft wide in places. All this water goes to Horn Lake creek and crosses hwy 61 at Robco lake.
Folks catching catfish off Fogg Rd. N/O 302
Think you may mean 304?Quote:
Originally Posted by OXBOW
I caught a few north of 304 this morning whilst looking for crappie.. little guys. But I witnessed a few bigguns rolling on top feeding.. trot line guys said they didn't bite last night on the lake. They should have went north towards the creek.. it's full of them and they seemed hungry.
Glad to see the rain and high water for the spawn at Butla. May save lots of crappie lives. [emoji4]
237.29 it's about to go over.. at least no rain forecast until Thursday this week. Maybe Butla can hold it, but still a lot of water flowing in.
Still a lot of water running off my hill. Been digging a new trench for the water to flow so I can save the new garden spot.
Hey 51 coldwater bridge closed for 2 years
From Representative Robert Foster:
For those that have been wondering about the bridge across the Coldwater River on Hwy. 51 south of Hernando:
The bridge and levee roadway across the bottoms were already scheduled for replacement this year. Since the flood and the damage to the bridge it was shut down for safety reasons and the project is being expedited by MDOT to hopefully start on rebuilding them in May. That's the good news.
The bad news is that it will be shut down for approx two years while it is all rebuilt. There will not be an alternate temporary route due to the wetlands around this project. Please make plans to use the interstate instead of 51 to travel between Hernando and Senatobia for the foreseeable future.
Where did Coldwater, MS go?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dieasportsman
It's between Hernando and Senatobia!!!
Awesome........:(
the water washed it away where have you been for the last week coldwater is goneQuote:
Originally Posted by canebreaker
Good thing they relocated the town before they built that lake..........the whole town would be gone!
Anybody know exactly where the old city of coldwater really was?I've been trying to find info through archives and was just wondering if any foundations or other things such as brick piles still remain on the old site.
Wasn's the town of Arkabutla moved as well?
I've tried finding info about this as well. My grandmother was born in Coldwater in 1924 and got married and moved to tunica in I believe 1941.. just before the town was relocated. Most of her family remained after the relocation, but eventually moved away for the most part. I remember being a kid and we would drive to Memphis from Grenada my grandmother would stop on 306 @ coldwater to see the sites. Wish I could remember all the stories.. she passed away in 09. North of 306, in between 51 & 55 and south of the river is all I know. It's all under water currently, but I may check it out this summer when it dries up. There is the monument on 306 (I'm sure you know) with said remnants off the old town.. that goes back into existing sloughs now and flood land. It's definitely under water now. I passed thru yesterday...Quote:
Originally Posted by SlabLapper4sure
Also, I never knew about a town of Arkabutla I'm really intrigued now. There is a few old structures around Hernando point not sure if they pre date the flooding of the valley..
I got a buddy I need to remember to ask him about Arkabutla. He was born and raised there and lived most of his life right there at the edge of the town of Arkabutla. His folks were from there also. I bet he knows some info on it.
Look at google earth where Snubbys said. I see a few foundations on the east side of the rail line. Most of them were removed or used when building the levees for hwy 51 and the rail line.
I've never heard any stories about Arkabutla being moved.
Most roads to ramps, points and access areas were roads or driveways to farms at one time. Walking these areas I've found a few old foundations, fence rows and sometimes an old house.
Found a bit of info.
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/...b-b20f151f9be4
I found this about the entire area! The reading of how Kelley's Crossing came about was interesting. Tab down in alphabetical order to K.Genealogy: Tate County. Mississippi
Very interesting, Steve. Some real history there. Thanks.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Murrell_(bandit)Quote:
Originally Posted by SlabLapper4sure
Found this quite interesting, I'm assuming this is the same John A. Murrell who contributed to the name Skull Bone prior to being changed to Arkabutla after the Indian Chief. Quite a busy fellow and lived to the ripe old age of 38, who would have think it?? Lol...
He was a bad man ! All that and a camp meeting preacher.