To say that the draw down starts on Sept 15 would be correct but most people dont consider it to start on Oct 15 WHY...summer pool is 552 and on Sep 15 they slowly start to draw the lake 2 feet over a period of 30 days and then on Oct 15 they really open up the gates and let her go all the way down to 525. Yes it does start on Sept 15 but it wont be until Oct 15 before you will notice a differance in the water level from day to day.

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