OK, Stop the Panic.. and Listen

[artcarney_agr]

Andy,

Well good deal then, you and I have a lot in common.....I get my MEng in May from U of L's Speed School of Engineering and then my P.E. after a couple more years of the required work experience.....

Where do you fish at? It's a wonder our paths haven't crossed yet.....

Can you explain what the original concern was about lowering the lake below 680 and a possible collapse of a cave underneath the dam??? I read somewhere that it was agreed that a lowering below 680 would increase the potential for a collapse of the underlying caverns...............is it that they are grouting those caverns right now to prevent the collapse so that a lowering to 650 can be done?

From what I've read, the lowering to 650 will not happen until next year. The COE issued a letter to surrounding water districts and the power plants that a lowering to 650 is in the future and that they need to make alterations to be prepared for it come next year.

[Tim_T]

according to a story on lakecumberland.com, that is not a definite. Only eleven water supply users received a letter requesting them to lower their water intakes to elevation 650. The recommendation to water supply users is based on contingency planning by the Corps of Engineers in the event that further lake level reductions are necessary.

Sounds like everyone is jumping the gun here.

[tr186man]

[QUOTE=artcarney_agr;287063]Andy,

Well good deal then, you and I have a lot in common.....I get my MEng in May from U of L's Speed School of Engineering and then my P.E. after a couple more years of the required work experience.....

Where do you fish at? It's a wonder our paths haven't crossed yet.....

Can you explain what the original concern was about lowering the lake below 680 and a possible collapse of a cave underneath the dam??? I read somewhere that it was agreed that a lowering below 680 would increase the potential for a collapse of the underlying caverns...............is it that they are grouting those caverns right now to prevent the collapse so that a lowering to 650 can be done?


Congrats on your up-coming graduation. I know it takes a great deal of time, work and patience to get through the last year; but, it is well worth the time and trouble.

I fish Taylorsville quite a bit due to living here in Louisville. I just started fishing the Monday morning tournaments last year and might fish some of the Friday nighters also this year. I also fish Rough, Patoka, Cumberland (night time strippers/walleyes) and Dale Hollow when my partner can get away. I blame my partner W. Tucker for getting me involved with the T-ville tournies, stripper fishing and the Dale get-a-ways, lol.

I really hate to address specific issues concerning the dam problems and/or repair since I have not read or studied any of the actual reports/findings. My earlier response was simply to inform (and partially out of frustration) readers to remember the real reason for our lakes. However, concerning your question as to the concern about the caverns, you have to remember water is an incompressible liquid. When in a closed container it will exert equal pressure on all directions. So the water in the caverns is probably helping to stabilize them. If the hydrostatic pressure is lowered too much without additional support they could collapse. However, as I said, I am not an expert on the specifics so I am only thinking out loud (i.e. not legally binding, lol).

[artcarney_agr]

Thanks Andy!