Tell me about Mak Twain

**Bruce Carp** · 07-27-2010, 09:46 AM

It is a good fishing lake, but is a COE flood control lake. When the area receives 4 or mor inches of rain expect water levels to quickly rise 7-9 feet, ten takes 3 weeks to get back down again. But that is the main purpose of the structure. Fishing is an added bonus.

**CrappieBen** · 07-27-2010, 05:58 PM

Good report Bruce. People should study the drainage area that feed MTL. It is huge, from
north of Kirksville to almost Columbia and everything east of 63 hiway funnels in here. And as you said IT IS FLOOD CONTROL LAKE plus level of Mississippi governs release rates.
Been catchin every day for past week, about 40-50 to 1 keeper, but did catch 14 1/2" this
morn trolling cranks.

**Route U** · 07-28-2010, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by CrappieBen

Good report Bruce. People should study the drainage area that feed MTL. It is huge, from
north of Kirksville to almost Columbia and everything east of 63 hiway funnels in here. And as you said IT IS FLOOD CONTROL LAKE plus level of Mississippi governs release rates.

2,300 Square Miles of watershed to be exact!

**DEADEYE** · 07-28-2010, 08:11 AM

They wont be drawing it down to quick the Mississippi is 6.5'above normal,although the corps shows the river going up a couple more feet the next 3 days.All this water sucks duck blinds been under water for over a month now.

**Route U** · 07-28-2010, 08:44 AM

Where do ya hunt at Deadeye?

**DEADEYE** · 08-02-2010, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by Route U

Where do ya hunt at Deadeye?

Pool 24 Clarksville,Have a lease in Carrollton Mo.
Wish the lake had this kind of water during duck season,that has not happened in many moons.

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