Thread: Good news from the Corps!

so not being to educated, what exactly does this mean in no government speak?

Could result in a loud whine from the LOZ area.

Originally Posted by beagle man

so not being to educated, what exactly does this mean in no government speak?

It means they're not going to do the planned spring floods. Hopefully we've already seen the worst of it.
Each year they plan to flood the lakes regardless of the incoming rain. This year because everything is still over saturated they are afraid if they flood now, the spring rains wont have anywhere to go.

Originally Posted by peculiarmike

Could result in a loud whine from the LOZ area.

that cesspool needs a good flush!

Yep but if the Missouri River floods again they will have no choice to hold it back like last year.

thats why they're not holding now.

Well it's a start. Still not the best way to handle it IMO. Seems LOZ can pull down 6ft or so every year why can't the Corps pull all their lakes down 5-10ft in anticipation of the spring rain. That way you still have a slow rise while filling the lake back up for fish as they say but more storage capacity before they start running into issues with flooding. Their logic is improving but still flawed in my eyes. Seems like a pretty simple solution.