Cumberland River Real Low

[motalot]

Just talked to Chuck Strange and he said the river is the lowest it has been in years. Said you can walk across it in some areas.

[phoenix]

Did he say what the reason is ? Is it because of the situation at the dam? Or just low rainfall.

[peter]

Guess they have the lake where they want it and can't let if go any lower or the river is going to China down one of those sink holes under the dam. Weird.

[condusivecranker]

Any update on the dam's condition? I havent heard much up in Louisville, and I'm curious to know what they think now, especially after this week's rains

[peter]

From the Corps website:

Lake Cumberland Elevation 680.73 Time: 0600 12 Feb 2007

The drawdown of Lake Cum-berland continues as scheduled. The daily drawdown rate has been decreased as the lake ap-proaches elevation 680. The current forecast calls for a grad-ual drawdown over the next several days. The lack of any significant precipitation in the lake Cumberland watershed has allowed the drawdown to re-main on track with only minor daily adjustments to the Wolf Creek discharge schedule. The forecast for the next five days has 0.5 - 0.75" of rain predicted for the Cumberland River Basin. The re-duced flows scheduled for Wolf Creek Dam this week have resulted in a shortage of hydropower pro-duced by the Cumberland Basin plants.

[redneckshadrap]

The trout fisherman should do real well this weekend...

BIlly

[motalot]

I would assume the reached the level desired and then shut the gates off. With all the flooding earlier I bet everything washed off the banks.

Wonder hoe that will affect the sauger run?

[troutcrazy]

It's about time!! I wonder what this surge of water has done to the trout, if anything? I can't go this weekend but if anyone else goes...please give us an update. I've checked the 10 day and next Friday looks like it could reach 50 degrees. If it's not raining then I'm fishing!

[JoeB]

I can't remember the last time the river was wadable. I can't wait. I guess that's one good aspect of the dam repairs.

[muskytooth]

I fished Sunday at Wolf Creek. Caught 2 trout in four hours. No one else was catching any. Geoff

[muzzy125acc]

I can't remember the last time the river was wadable. I can't wait. I guess that's one good aspect of the dam repairs.

me either

[Chubminnow]

The last time I was able to wade the river was in Late October of last year...Since October I've been twice, both times (around Thanksgiving and Christmas) we were unable to wade.