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Corps’ Cecil M. Harden Lake water releases planned for today

Published July 21, 2015
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Corps’ Cecil M. Harden Lake water releases planned for today

Cecil M.Harden Lake, Rockville, Ind. – Due to heavy rains over the past month,  the Army Corps of Engineers C.M. Harden Lake, on Raccoon Creek, has risen to a current elevation 690 feet. Because the lake is full, the Corps of Engineers will increase releases from the lake. These releases will have minimal impacts below the dam. The dam is structurally sound and operating as intended. Lake staff currently monitor the dam every day.

Outflows will be increased 1,390 cfs and then to 1,530 cfs. The flow through the spillway is expected to be a minor amount. The releases, in combination with flows in the Wabash River and its tributaries, may cause some minor impacts to low lying areas, country roads and farmlands. These minor impacts are expected at the Jonestown cabins along Martin Road. Farther from the dam, the downstream levels are not expected to be any higher than they have been at least four times since June of this year. Recreation at the lake has been impacted.

Lowering the lake will be a slow process with inches per day for the first several days, potentially increasing to one to two feet per day. Over time, the lake will return to normal summer pool depending on additional rainfall.

This is a collaborative effort, and the project’s water releases are coordinated with the NWS, USGS, state and local Emergency Management Agencies. The Corps continues to work with local and state emergency operation managers to keep people affected by this situation safe and informed.

Points of contact are Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Emergency Operations Chief Chuck Oliver, (502) 315-6921 and the Parke County Emergency Management Agency.

For more information see the daily lake report at:
http://lrl-apps.lrl.usace.army.mil/wc/reports/lkreport.html

This link shows the impact to the lake at various elevations:
http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/Portals/64/docs/Engineering/Water_Management/Resevoir_Impact/CMHarden.pdf

 

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Release no. 15-010

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Corps’ Cecil M. Harden Lake water releases planned for today

Published July 21, 2015
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Corps’ Cecil M. Harden Lake water releases planned for today

Cecil M.Harden Lake, Rockville, Ind. – Due to heavy rains over the past month,  the Army Corps of Engineers C.M. Harden Lake, on Raccoon Creek, has risen to a current elevation 690 feet. Because the lake is full, the Corps of Engineers will increase releases from the lake. These releases will have minimal impacts below the dam. The dam is structurally sound and operating as intended. Lake staff currently monitor the dam every day.

Outflows will be increased 1,390 cfs and then to 1,530 cfs. The flow through the spillway is expected to be a minor amount. The releases, in combination with flows in the Wabash River and its tributaries, may cause some minor impacts to low lying areas, country roads and farmlands. These minor impacts are expected at the Jonestown cabins along Martin Road. Farther from the dam, the downstream levels are not expected to be any higher than they have been at least four times since June of this year. Recreation at the lake has been impacted.

Lowering the lake will be a slow process with inches per day for the first several days, potentially increasing to one to two feet per day. Over time, the lake will return to normal summer pool depending on additional rainfall.

This is a collaborative effort, and the project’s water releases are coordinated with the NWS, USGS, state and local Emergency Management Agencies. The Corps continues to work with local and state emergency operation managers to keep people affected by this situation safe and informed.

Points of contact are Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Emergency Operations Chief Chuck Oliver, (502) 315-6921 and the Parke County Emergency Management Agency.

For more information see the daily lake report at:
http://lrl-apps.lrl.usace.army.mil/wc/reports/lkreport.html

This link shows the impact to the lake at various elevations:
http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/Portals/64/docs/Engineering/Water_Management/Resevoir_Impact/CMHarden.pdf

 

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Release no. 15-010