Patoka Lake Reservoir still high but not going over spillway

ByFree Press Staff Reading Time: 1 minute

The Patoka Lake Reservoir did not reach anticipated levels since observed rain amounts were less than forecasted for the basin.

The project did not reach spillway crest as predicted.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to monitor the situation and is working to regain flood control storage as quickly as possible.

The lake is expected to stay above the target summer pool elevation of 536 feet for most of the summer as it will take time to regain all of its flood storage capacity.

The Corps continues to work with stakeholders to reduce the lake level and to keep the community informed while managing lake releases.

To monitor real-time lake and river level information, visit the USGS web site at: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/in/nwis/current/?type=flow

Patoka Lake Gauge:
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/in/nwis/uv/?site_no=03374498&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060,62614,00010

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  1. It seems after all these years the corp of engineers would be able to control the flooding of the lake better!!!Maybe we need someone with more practical knowledge of the lake.

    1. Yeah! If only the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would listen more to every single farmer worried about their own respective land, instead of flooding everywhere else in between.

      OR if they’d quit dealing with all their other responsibilities and drop everything for these farmers around Dubois County who think the world revolves around them.

      OR if they’d just take the time to listen and read all the useful suggestions about how they should handle every aspect of their job, they’d get something done!

      Or maybe people should let them do their job and utilize the tools, skills, and equipment their given to make their best approach to alleviating the elevated capacity and keeping everyone happy downstream from the dam.

      The lake is below flood stage, they’re working on creating more capacity in the balance between releasing water and combination with what rain is being forecast. Unless your practical knowledge of how liquids combine isn’t that great, in which case you won’t understand what the problem is in the first place.

      I applaud their efforts year after year. Just think back all the times when you don’t hear about Patoka at flood stage or all the times Jasper isn’t flooded or all the farmers’ fields downstream aren’t swampy marshes. Thank you U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of doing your job. It’s commendable year after year.

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