Just think how much worse the river flooding would be with out the flood control lakes in place.
Just think how much worse the river flooding would be with out the flood control lakes in place.
As fishermen, most people don't realize that some lakes are biult for flood control. If Green,Rough,Nolin and Barren did not have a dam to hold back water, western Ky would be more flooded than what it is now.
I hear a lot of people (myself included) complain about how the spawn is affected or how difficult it is to launch a boat. When you think about all the homes and personal property damage that is saved by having flood control lakes it puts things in a different prospective.
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by JR19 »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">As fishermen, most people don't realize that some lakes are biult for flood control. If Green,Rough,Nolin and Barren did not have a dam to hold back water, western Ky would be more flooded than what it is now.
I hear a lot of people (myself included) complain about how the spawn is affected or how difficult it is to launch a boat. When you think about all the homes and personal property damage that is saved by having flood control lakes it puts things in a different prospective.</td></tr></table>
I agree. They have talked about building another one for years off and on. I bet it will be back on after this is all over. Now do i think it will happen more then likely not. But just saying.
for all involved
If they built another one, I hope it's the one that was proposed during the early 70's. They were going to dam up the Green River down here in Butler County. The lake would have been roughly the size of Barkley.
I think the days of reservoir construction on that scale are about over in the US...at least in the foreseeable future. Probably for the best, at least until the ones we have are nearing the end of their useful life.
One thing about reservoirs that has not been mentioned, is that, these flood control reservoirs eventually have to discharge...and when they do, they can prolong the crest of the flood, sometimes to the detriment of the folks downstream.
It's a trade-off.
Yeah, I live downstream of Barren and Nolin about a 1/2 mile from the Green River in Morgantown. They cannot discharge until the river reaches action stage. The water will stay high but not flood level high. The water will be extremely swift though.
Discharges from Barkley and kentucky Lakes can greatly influence water levels on the lower Ohio River, sometimes accounting for over a third of the total flow.
Water managers at the lakes uses the Ohio River USGS gage as a control point. They try not to push Cairo above 50ft but this year not much would have helped.
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