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Originally Posted by Gerald
Under some situations..... IMO..... this guideline does cause the flooding to be worse down stream of the dam.
Example: If the lake is 1 foot below full pool level [172'] and it is raining very hard up just north of the lake.... to me, it would make since to not wait a day or so for the lake water to "hit" the magic level before the opening gates. If the SRA would open a few gates [or run the generators] before the lake rises to above pool level, down stream flood could be a reduced a little because fewer total gates would have to be opened.
The SAR guidelines need to be changed...... IMO to hopefully reduce some of the downstream flooding.
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You are absolutely correct!