Thread: Green River Lake update, Valentine's Day

Originally Posted by llg

Drove over the dam after lunch. They have increased the downstream flow--maybe double normal--but not max. Probably because the Ohio is also flooded.

Yeah, they were only pulling around 500cfs the morning of the 16th ... but I read on FB where they had jacked it up to around 3000cfs. They probably can't sustain it at that level for any length of time, but at least they're trying to hold it from going way higher. The Ohio River is slowly receding, so I'm sure they can't "dump" Green just yet, but maybe have periods where they can jack the flow rate up a little now & again.
Don't forget, Nolin, Barren, & Rough River Lake are also higher than normal for this time of year ... and they all drain into the Green River !!!

Lake Level Update: as of 9:10 am lake level is 697.5 msl with a setting of 7 tenths on the main gates and an outflow of around 3,015 cfs (cubic feet of water per second). Surface Temperature: 49 degrees.

We are opening up to 15 tenths and an outflow of 5,750 cfs by days end. Current lake level is 22 ft above summer pool and 29 ft above winter pool.

Due to flooding conditions, Site 1 boat ramp, Smith Ridge boat ramp, and Wilson Creek Recreation Area remain closed at this time.

686.5 and falling a little more than a foot per day since they've opened the dam up. Fingers crossed they get to keep spilling for several more days.

Originally Posted by Dutch552

686.5 and falling a little more than a foot per day since they've opened the dam up. Fingers crossed they get to keep spilling for several more days.

Yeah, I saw that ... and also noticed that Nolin, Barren, and Rough are starting to spill at a much higher rate than in the recent past. (Rough & Nolin are at or near Summer Pool, while Barren & Green are still 11-17' above Summer Pool)

They have been holding the lake at 9 feet over for the last 2 days, you would think with this new rain moving in they would have kept on pulling it. I guess they know what there doing?

Originally Posted by Wormin

They have been holding the lake at 9 feet over for the last 2 days, you would think with this new rain moving in they would have kept on pulling it. I guess they know what there doing?

They've stopped pulling all the lakes that converge with the Green River ... so maybe they have to let "it" empty down a bit more with the rain forecast looming.

The COE chart shows that the amount of water coming into Green River Lake is way down after the past few rainless days. And launching at Holmes Bend is possible at the 680 level (according to my sources). Besides ... the lake is lower at this time of year than it was in the two previous years (15ft lower than last year & 4ft lower than in 2018 on this date).