They do not "pump" water out, they open a gate and gravity takes over.
The water they let out only has to do with FLOOD CONTROL, nothing else.
The design of the lake and how much water it can contain at
high water conditions is their only concerne.
That lake doesn't have to hold back as much water as the other lakes
so they don't have to lower it as much to meet their volume.
Taylorsville is not a "shallow" lake, it's 80 ft deep at the dam.
Some of the Marina is in over 40' of water.
With it's high spillway and steep banks, Taylorsville lake can hold back
a lot of water for the little Salt River.
That's all it's there to do. everything else is just a bonus for us.
The Army Corp of Eng. couldn't care less about the marina or the boating
by the private sector.
They're strictly there for flood control.