Flood Risk Around Lake Conway

Increased chance for flooding around Lake Conway during high Arkansas River level - News

Due to the prediction of the Arkansas River reaching historic flood elevations along much of its path in Arkansas, including Toad Suck Pool, we are currently drawing down Lake Conway one foot (1-ft) below normal pool level. See attached press release for more info. This isn’t something that we like to do at all but unfortunately it is needed in this instance.



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Hey Matt, If there is concern about flooding houses around lake conway, why stop at 1 foot ? why not 2? I live on the lake and had to rebuild from the 2011 flood so that's why I'm concerned
thanks

I understand and appreciate your concern. We couldn’t get it down much more than a foot. It was discharging slow already due to the Creek being full. Not much head pressure to evaluate water. We are unsure how much water will back fill into the lake but we think the extra foot of storage will be beneficial without taking the lake down too low.


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Thanks

I went midweek and it seemed a little high. I went back Saturday and saying it had been dropped was no joke. I caught a dozen keepers that I brought home for a member of my church that can no longer get out there to fish like he use to. Attempting to get out in the trees was like going through a minefield. If anyone goes to Conway take it slow and understand getting hung up on a stump multiple times a day is going to happen. It happens every time during normal levels but with the drop getting stuck happens way more often. But kudos for thinking ahead. The fish aren't going anywhere.

Any updates or predictions on the gates holding with another 3 feet of water coming? People are concerned that many creeks in Conway may back up and flood areas of the city.

No real updates. The water in Palarm Creek below the dam is still not flowing back in to the lake. We still think that it will at sometime but not really sure when. We were guessing that it would have by now.


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Interesting. Yea today the coe website indicated 4 or 5 more feet of water for the Terry pool and an expected crest on 6/1 or 6/2.


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Water started trickling back over the dam into the lake at around 8:00am this morning.


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Im not seeing any water backing up in any of the creeks other than the Cadron, obviously. I wonder if the water has gone over the dikes near the new sewage plant or the airport area in Lollie? I know it has further south around Easterwood and on towards Mayflower. The airport has water surrounding it, but I dont know where the water is entering from to do this.

Anyone know about the Tupelo bayou levels or if it has been taken over? It may be on a good bit higher ground, I cant remember.

Nevermind. It doesnt have a direct shot to the river

The lake hasn’t really come up today but more water is flowing in.Attachment 344584


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What does the dam look like today? Anybody got any pics today?

i was there yesterday evening and it was flowing fast back into the lake. im no expert but it looked to be ab 5 to 10 inches flowing in

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Counting the Bolts or Rivets where the muddy water is coming in -- there is at least a foot difference where the water was mostly clear earlier

The river has taken a lot of lake Conway's water, now its giving us some back. Looks like we have another big storm system coming next week. They said on the early morning news today, we are gonna be above average on rainfall for the next few weeks.

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The river has taken a lot of lake Conway's water, now its giving us some back. Looks like we have another big storm system coming next week. They said on the early morning news today, we are gonna be above average on rainfall for the next few weeks.

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The same choke points down Palarm Creek (down stream of Lake Conway) that slow discharge down out of the lake are also slowing down flood waters into the lake. Hopefully we don’t get heavy rains.


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Just heard on the news tonight that the Morganza Spillway North of B R La. has posponed opening the floodgates till your water gets down here. I know it don't help you any but the longer it stays closed the more water I get off my porch, just starting to fall.

Hey Matt, how high did the lake get in May of 2011 when it flooded?

It got up to 268.45 feet MSL. That is 5.45 feet high. Not good times.


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Might be careful out there............

Anybody notice the gator in the picture. Pine Bluff has a few of them now.

I saw it. I knew they were in the area. A friend of mine from Batesville was selected for an alligator permit a few years ago and he killed one not too far from Pine Bluff.

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This was the dam at mayflower this morning, it was flowing.

What is the current lake level

Asian Carp in the City of pine Bluff ????

USGS Current Conditions for USGS 07263265 Lake Conway near Mayflower, AR

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Asian Carp in the City of pine Bluff ????

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I thought someone from that area would have responded by now, but yes, they're everywhere. They're in every river we've got. They'll probably be in Lake Conway now, if they weren't already.

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I thought someone from that area would have responded by now, but yes, they're everywhere. They're in every river we've got. They'll probably be in Lake Conway now, if they weren't already.

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Hope not...


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Hope not...


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Its natural for fish to swim against the current, so I hope them son of guns didn't get in the lake, Dodging stumps and timber all while dodging flying carp, could get very interesting.

Has water stopped flowing in yet?


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Originally Posted by Lkconwayguru

Its natural for fish to swim against the current, so I hope them son of guns didn't get in the lake, Dodging stumps and timber all while dodging flying carp, could get very interesting.

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Remember though, most of the time the current is leaving the lake, not coming in.


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My friend called from dam road and said the water flowing in looked like a class III rapid. So my question was answered.


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My friend called from dam road and said the water flowing in looked like a class III rapid. So my question was answered.


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It is at least a class III rapid, if not bigger. There is a giant hydronic hole in front of the dam gates. It is the kind that if you fell in, you might not be spit out. I’ll send you a video Clay.


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this was taken Monday, has it got worse than this?

https://youtu.be/NYHkaEUdtgY

Yesterday it was a huge hole followed by a big wave. A little smaller today.


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