CORPS BEGINS RELEASES THROUGH SPILLWAY AT TABLE ROCK DAM WHILE ONE HYDROPOWER UNIT UNDERGOES MAINTENANCE

Published March 15, 2016
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BRANSON, Mo. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District will open five spillway gates today at Table Rock Dam to supplement hydropower turbine releases as it lowers the lake.

Five spillway gates will be opened one foot each to substitute for the one hydropower turbine unit which is currently offline for routine maintenance.  At noon, five spillway gates will release 5,000 cubic feet per second.  About 10,000 c.f.s. is being released through the hydropower turbines for a total release of 15,000 c.f.s. which is the equivalent to four hydropower turbines at full power.

 

The combined spillway and turbine releases will continue until the lake reaches elevation 916 at which time the spillway gates will be closed and only turbine releases will be used to lower the lake to elevation 915.

Daily lake information can be obtained at www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil or the Corps’ mobile App which can be found in mobile App stores by searching for USACE Little Rock.

                


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