Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Cave News Dams Report for the Missouri River Reservoir System composted of 6 hydroelectric dams and their large reservoirs (lakes) | June 22, 2011

4- page (this visual is from page #4) Riverwatch June 22, 2011
http://us.vocuspr.com/ViewAttachment.aspx?EID=NMIJ1IcKk3oTji9VTTk54oX4H85Z6zra03rgkvIEC6A%3d

*Note the last of the 6 dams of the Missouri River Reserve System is Gavins Point (dam at bottom) - check out small this dam's reservoir is in comparisons to the dams upstream!! When I was a kid (I'm 61) and grew up around that reservoir - they did NOT keep the "lake" high all year around - they used it as a RESERVOIR not a recreational lake (Federal endangered species is another 'excuse' it has been left high since it was passed in 2003).


DAILY US ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS RESERVOIR CONTROL CENTER REPORT

http://us.vocuspr.com/ViewAttachment.aspx?EID=NMIJ1IcKk3oTji9VTTk54oX4H85Z6zra03rgkvIEC6A%3d

A guide assisting in reading this report:

  • Under 'Project Information' are the capacities of each reservoir referring to the dam/reservoir's elevation above sea level.
  • MP means the minimum power pool or a normal lake level- FC means flood control of the maximum height the reservoir can hold before water goes over the emergency spillways (called an "uncontrolled release").
  • Current data shows the reservoirs actual level at the time of observation- acre-feet of the lake's surface- inflow to the lake/reservoir and discharge out the dam's control structures/spillway.
  • The last figure in each project- probably the figure most telling- is the percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake.

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/fortpeck/welcome.html
60200 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
61800 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 112.9% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 112.9% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 115.1%

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/garrison/welcome.html
(Minot ND is flooding)
150400 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
150200 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake
102.4% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 101.0% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 98%

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/oahe/welcome.html
153900 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
160300 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 92.7% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 89.8% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 87.8

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/bigbend/welcome.html
162900 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
158900 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left that particular reservoir/lake 31.7% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left that particular reservoir/lake 0.0% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 0.0%

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/fortrandall/welcome.html
139600 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
143500 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 68.7% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 62.4% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 51.7%

http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/html/Lake_Proj/gavinspoint/welcome.html
150900 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 22, 2011
150000 cubic feet per second (cfs) June 21, 2011

percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 62.8% June 22, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity left in that particular reservoir/lake 51.6% June 21, 2011
percentage of flood control capacity on JUNE 15, 2011 52.3%