Corps in No Hurry to Lower Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers appears to be in no hurry to lower Grand Lake, despite threats of heavy rain in Kansas Thursday. Only one gate was open Thursday morning, releasing only 19,000 cfs, while the stream gauge in Miami was showing 22,000 cfs still flowing towards the lake.
Fort Gibson Lake has 30 gates open, although only one to 1.5 feet, releasing 43,000 cfs and is 88% full. Lake Hudson has only gate open releasing 10,000 cfs and is 81% full.
Thursday at 8 a.m. Grand Lake's elevation was at 752.46, still more than seven feet into the flood pool. It crested at 754.54 last Sunday morning.
The Corps has responsibility for 22 lakes in Oklahoma, plus Hudson and Grand when levels reach the flood pool elevations.