Thread: Lakes In Danger Of Overflowing

Originally Posted by lazylakedog

Two bits you were at the texoma dam? Catching fish below there?

No. I found that video at the Texas Fishing Forum.

I doubt that fella caught any fish, can't imagine any fish would be strong enough to fight that current, let alone feed in that current.

Look at weather channel or news9.com

We had to get 13 out on our deer lease.

They brought a fawn out they named her " flood ".

Im freaking beat...

It's wild

Stacy had this on her FB page. I thought it interesting enough to share here.

The maximum peak discharge at Eufaula actually occurred in May 1990, with a peak of 389,000 cfs. The volume amounted to 2,374,000 acre-feet over a 16-day period which is equivalent to 5.30 inches of runoff from the lower basin and 0.94 inches from the entire basin above the dam site. The largest total volume of runoff occurred in 1957 and amounted to 4,550,000 acre-feet, which is equivalent to 10.15 inches from the lower basin and 1.80 inches of runoff from the total area above the dam site.
No matter where you live, there is probably a U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s lake nearby. Nationally, the Corps manages nearly 600 dams and lakes. Tulsa district manages 32 flood control lakes plus the flood control storage at 12 state and other federal agency lakes.
Individually, lakes are integral parts of the community they serve. Flood control lakes protect the towns, cities, and farmland immediately downstream. Collectively, they operate as a system.
When operated together, lakes in a watershed support each other and can increase their individual benefits to the communities they serve.

Looks like it's going to be a while before the people around and below the lake will be out of danger my prayers go out to them affected. WSD

Roosevelt Bridge on Texoma

https://twitter.com/Line2Comm/status/603677215113388032

The link takes you to a video of the Frisco railroad bridge in Texoma, not the Roosevelt Bridge. Roosevelt Bridge is probably still at least 5' from looking like the RR bridge. But, we are getting more rain this morning and the lake is still rising.

Originally Posted by Okie Bob

The link takes you to a video of the Frisco railroad bridge in Texoma, not the Roosevelt Bridge. Roosevelt Bridge is probably still at least 5' from looking like the RR bridge. But, we are getting more rain this morning and the lake is still rising.

As Snoopy would say: Cowabunga!

Anyone else thing that the Corp dropped the ball?