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They are doing maintenance on the splash box below the dam. Only enough water piped downstream to keep towns water supply from drying up.
We have been under Flash Flood Warnings most of the day. Several inches of rain today has really messed up their plans. Water is in the parking lot at Green River Marina. More rain coming.
Unless of course you like fishing like that, not that there is anything wrong with it.
Yeah, dangit ... I was chompin' at the bit to fish it at 670 & then all this stuff :banghead (dam work + low flow + heavy rain = no fishing for Pappy)
And I was even thinking about MAYBE it would be possible around mid Dec .... and now it's 8FT over SUMMER Pool and rising, which means it's 12ft over where I want it to be & 14ft over Winter Pool, RIGHT NOW. Sheesh, I can't get a break on Green. :bash
I wish i took pictures of green river at Middleburg and Yosemite this morning on my way home from work. Pappy bad news don't be surprised if it don't come up another 5 to 10 foot and maybe more if they don't start pulling it....Way Way over its banks. It is 150 yards wide where it is normally 30 feet wide...You might get what you want in Jan. some time....
Yeah, I saw Flash Flood Warnings for Casey, Lincoln, and others pop up on the tube when I was watching the UK/UL game. Figured it would be ugly .... seeing as how they're only pulling 37cfs thru the dam. :Doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by slabeye
Pappy, and all. Thanks for the information. Just wonder how high Green will need to get before they have NO choice, but to start releasing a pile of water. I was looking to plan a trip to KY/Barkley in the next week or two, but I'm sure with all the rain here in KY and TN, they both will have a pile of water coming in and they too will be above summer pool shortly I think, but just don't know. I sure this rain will also affect Taylorsville, and Cave Run for upcoming fishing opportunities. My local stream, Elkhorn Creek is above it's backs today. May have to look to the FINS lakes for some fishing in December.
PJ .... you can check water levels for T-ville, Ky/Barkley, Green, & Cumberland here : Lake Levels in Kentucky, United States ... but, for whatever reason Cave Run is not listed there, so for Cave Run you'll have to check here : Louisville District Daily Lake ReportQuote:
Originally Posted by perchjerker108
The "Lake Levels" link shows levels at different times of each day, while the Corps website link is only updated once a day (early AM). On the Lake Levels link, if you click on the blue highlighted lake name it will show you a chart (1yr long) and the levels of the past two years on each day (for comparison).
I don't think I'd rule out KY/Barkley just yet, nor would I rule out Cumberland. Taylorsville & Green are pretty much hosed for the time being, but Cave Run is still in play (considering water levels only).
You can also check water level here, just point to the one's you want to look at and it give the past five days also.
As of Monday 12/2, GRL is 14 feet above summer pool. Green River Marina parking lot is covered and guard rail going to lot is also half under water.
Drove over dam today. Splash box had little in it. One person working and equipment laying everywhere. 3 large pipe was running over splash box to river below. Maybe half of normal flow. Went over the dike. Green River Marina parking lot completely under water. Rest room roof about 6" out of water.
Yep ... Green is 14.87ft over Summer Pool as of 8PM tonight. Taylorsville is 14.3ft over Summer Pool.
Cave Run, on the other hand, is about 7 inches over Summer Pool (or 6.6ft over Winter Pool)
Cumberland has risen 7ft in the last 3 days. That puts it at 24ft over the posted Winter Pool stage of 673 .... but it's never gone below 690 in the previous 4yrs and only for 8 days in Nov 2019 (19th to the 27th).
690 is the new winter pool.
After the late Feb flood of this year, where the lake went to within 4ft of flood stage, you'd think they'd make the new Winter Pool closer to 630 :Rofl ..... maybe that's why they kept dropping it past 690 this year, until the rains came & screwed that up ? :donoQuote:
Originally Posted by Wormin
WATER LEVEL
691.38
Feet MSLFriday, December 13, 2019
8:10:00 AM
Level is 16.38 feet
above full pool of 675.00
16 ft. high and rising momma! :banghead:Doh:White Flag Icon