Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley

[Dave Stewart]

Your description of the drizzle, clouds and temperatures has got me thinking about better times too...lol. Man I am tired of this heat, no rain and no current and high water temps. I am more than ready to change the patterns in my report...am I am sure the fish are too...lol.

[Danny]

Hey Dave,

With the record heat, it seems the dams would be pulling water for electro power production.

Do those plants just not produce that much electricity or what?

Thanks,

Danny

[Dave Stewart]

The dams are not generating much because there has been a drought all the way up the rivers this summer and there is no water to send this way. If they pull the water here these lakes would be down to winter pool or worse by now. They are using the fossil fuel plant around the clock below Ky Dam to generate the electricity.

[Danny]

Thanks... I was wondering how that was working.

Danny