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Originally Posted by adamsfence
Can someone explain to me why i meet so many people who blame SRA (sabine river authority) for flooding of the sabine river? As a property owner at toledo i love the level to be at pool so i can access the water from my canal. When i mention the lake is coming up working in lake charles I get different responses. I'm sure these answers will stir the pot but i'm very curious.
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We have had a couple extreme catastrophic weather events in the last few years. If Toledo Bend had never been made into a reservoir and was still just the Sabine River, those people below (and many many more) still would have flooded. They blame the SRA, but the SRA has guidelines which it operates the control structure. When the lake is at X level, they will not open the gates. They can not open the gates in anticipation of rain. That would lower the level below what they are allowed to open the gates at. It sucks for the people below the dam, but they would have flooded either way