Breaking News...Flood Watch
Grand Lake Forecast to Rise to 755.00
Latest update as of Tue night:
Lake level at 751.45 at 10:00 p.m., 12 gates open to 15 feet, total releases 63,000 cfs, with 149,000 cfs still to come down from Commerce and 144,000 cfs at Miami. River flow at Miami has doubled since 1 a.m. Tuesday. Neosho at Miami to reach 28 feet today; 13 feet above flood stage. Latest update from Corps is that Grand Lake will go to 755 on Wednesday, July 4: Lake Hudson will be 100% filled on July 5: Fort Gibson will be 100% filled on July 5. Much debris is making its way into the area north of Sailboat Bridge Tuesday afternoon. Floodgates have been closed at John Redmond Dam in Burlington, KS as of Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier updates: On Sunday the Corps updated its forecast for Grand Lake stating that the flood pool would be 82% full, which would put the lake at elevation 753.50 on July 7.
The Corps is very busy, managing lake levels and releases at 8 lakes in Kansas, 22 in Oklahoma, 2 in Texas and Grand and Lake Hudson. The John Redmond reservoir in Kansas was releasing water via flood gates on Friday, which will come down the Neosho into Grand in about a week. As of Friday 12 gates were open at Pensacola Dam with full generation.
At 9 a.m. Monday Grand Lake was at elevation 748.41 and rising. The Neosho River at Miami and Commerce was still rising and in flood stage.
As of Monday only one road into Bartlesville is open, Frank Phillips Blvd, from Caney River flooding and releases from Lake Hulah, which is 33 feet above normal and at the top of the flood pool.
Reports of as much as 10 inches of rain fell Friday night in parts of the Grand Lake watershed in Kansas, pushing the Neosho River into flood stage at Iola, Chanute, Parsons, and Commerce, with as much as 55,445 cfs coming downstream Saturday afternoon at Chanute.
Lake Hudson is forecast to rise to elevation 635 by July 7 or 95% of its flood pool utilized.
Several lakes in other watersheds are already at the top of their flood pools, or even exceeding them, as in the case of Lake Hulah near Bartlesville, which was at 765 elevation Saturday afternoon and still rising, over the top of the flood pool.
Several lakes have been put under 24 hour surveillance by the Corps for top of flood control levels, including the state's two biggest lakes, Eufaula which is 86% full, and Lake Texoma, which is 78% full; others include Fall River, Hulah, Elk City, Copan, Kaw and Keystone.
Many campsites and boat launches are closed. The fireworks show at Skiatook Lake July 3 has been cancelled. Further information can be obtained at 918-669-7366.
Latest update as of Tue night:
Lake level at 751.45 at 10:00 p.m., 12 gates open to 15 feet, total releases 63,000 cfs, with 149,000 cfs still to come down from Commerce and 144,000 cfs at Miami. River flow at Miami has doubled since 1 a.m. Tuesday. Neosho at Miami to reach 28 feet today; 13 feet above flood stage. Latest update from Corps is that Grand Lake will go to 755 on Wednesday, July 4: Lake Hudson will be 100% filled on July 5: Fort Gibson will be 100% filled on July 5. Much debris is making its way into the area north of Sailboat Bridge Tuesday afternoon. Floodgates have been closed at John Redmond Dam in Burlington, KS as of Tuesday afternoon.
Earlier updates: On Sunday the Corps updated its forecast for Grand Lake stating that the flood pool would be 82% full, which would put the lake at elevation 753.50 on July 7.
The Corps is very busy, managing lake levels and releases at 8 lakes in Kansas, 22 in Oklahoma, 2 in Texas and Grand and Lake Hudson. The John Redmond reservoir in Kansas was releasing water via flood gates on Friday, which will come down the Neosho into Grand in about a week. As of Friday 12 gates were open at Pensacola Dam with full generation.
At 9 a.m. Monday Grand Lake was at elevation 748.41 and rising. The Neosho River at Miami and Commerce was still rising and in flood stage.
As of Monday only one road into Bartlesville is open, Frank Phillips Blvd, from Caney River flooding and releases from Lake Hulah, which is 33 feet above normal and at the top of the flood pool.
Reports of as much as 10 inches of rain fell Friday night in parts of the Grand Lake watershed in Kansas, pushing the Neosho River into flood stage at Iola, Chanute, Parsons, and Commerce, with as much as 55,445 cfs coming downstream Saturday afternoon at Chanute.
Lake Hudson is forecast to rise to elevation 635 by July 7 or 95% of its flood pool utilized.
Several lakes in other watersheds are already at the top of their flood pools, or even exceeding them, as in the case of Lake Hulah near Bartlesville, which was at 765 elevation Saturday afternoon and still rising, over the top of the flood pool.
Several lakes have been put under 24 hour surveillance by the Corps for top of flood control levels, including the state's two biggest lakes, Eufaula which is 86% full, and Lake Texoma, which is 78% full; others include Fall River, Hulah, Elk City, Copan, Kaw and Keystone.
Many campsites and boat launches are closed. The fireworks show at Skiatook Lake July 3 has been cancelled. Further information can be obtained at 918-669-7366.
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