Kansas Corp of Engineers Dam's

[drifter106]

With all this rain and knowing that many of the dams in Kansas are reaching their capacities....gotta be a stress on them. Some will need to release water. Looks like we are in for some serious flooding.

John Redmond Dam last week....


West side of the dam at John Redmond... - OZsome Big Game Hunts

[whatroads]

Already spent most of yesterday cleaning the water out of my basement. If these were normal rains there would be no issue. Hope for some relief soon

[wolfhnd]

I have always thought Redmond's spillway was huge compared to similar size reservoirs.

[Flint]

Typical mismanagement by the Corp. Hold water even when there where opportunities to release some.

[wolfhnd]

Typical mismanagement by the Corp. Hold water even when there where opportunities to release some.

Bureaucratic incompetence aside I prefer the bureaucrats to mother nature. Hopefully climate science will make management better but I'm not holding my breath.

[crappieslinger]

Typical mismanagement by the Corp. Hold water even when there where opportunities to release some.

I am assuming you must hold an engineering degree and know a better way to limit the flooding downstream? Please explain how the Corps of Engineers is mismanaging the lakes designed entirely for flood control.

[Flint]

I am assuming you must hold an engineering degree and know a better way to limit the flooding downstream? Please explain how the Corps of Engineers is mismanaging the lakes designed entirely for flood control.

Sure. I hold a common sense degree and am saying there have been opportunities to release some water from Kansas reservoirs in the past several weeks and they have not been taken. I’ve lived by the Kansas river for 55 years.

[crappieslinger]

Sure. I hold a common sense degree and am saying there have been opportunities to release some water from Kansas reservoirs in the past several weeks and they have not been taken. I’ve lived by the Kansas river for 55 years.

As impressive as your Monday morning quarterback degree is, the Corps are doing all they can to minimize the damage both locally and downstream. There is a whole lot more that must be taken into consideration than your pleasure boating or camping. People downstream loose everything they own and/or DIE when flooding occurs. The local lakes feed into a much bigger river system that has a major impact on a very large population.

Not to mention the local lakes were designed ENTIRELY for flood control. Fishing and the recreational aspects are just a bonus.

[wolfhnd]

As impressive as your Monday morning quarterback degree is, the Corps are doing all they can to minimize the damage both locally and downstream. There is a whole lot more that must be taken into consideration than your pleasure boating or camping. People downstream loose everything they own and/or DIE when flooding occurs. The local lakes feed into a much bigger river system that has a major impact on a very large population.

Not to mention the local lakes were designed ENTIRELY for flood control. Fishing and the recreational aspects are just a bonus.

Well it is still a bureaucracy so don't get too carried away :-)

[Flint]

As impressive as your Monday morning quarterback degree is, the Corps are doing all they can to minimize the damage both locally and downstream. There is a whole lot more that must be taken into consideration than your pleasure boating or camping. People downstream loose everything they own and/or DIE when flooding occurs. The local lakes feed into a much bigger river system that has a major impact on a very large population.

Not to mention the local lakes were designed ENTIRELY for flood control. Fishing and the recreational aspects are just a bonus.

Sure thing, you’re opinion matters more than mine in the off topic section.