Nolin Water Temps

[greenriverman1]

Grumpy,

Doe's the draw down fit into this? My understanding is that the draw down is takeing place at this time.

DA

[Grumpy]

Grumpy,

Doe's the draw down fit into this? My understanding is that the draw down is takeing place at this time.

DA

Greenriveram1, I think that the drawdown plays a MINOR role in the initial mixing of the water above the Thermolcline in most years. If we have an unusually long, warm Fall and the turnover is late, then it may play a bigger part. My reasoning is that Nolin starts a slow drawdown in September but doesn't pull the plug intil the first of November and by thet time, usaully, the Fall Turnover has happened.

Grumpy

[00SKEETER]

Greenriveram1, I think that the drawdown plays a MINOR role in the initial mixing of the water above the Thermolcline in most years. If we have an unusually long, warm Fall and the turnover is late, then it may play a bigger part. My reasoning is that Nolin starts a slow drawdown in September but doesn't pull the plug intil the first of November and by thet time, usaully, the Fall Turnover has happened.

Grumpy

I don't think Rough, Barren or Nolin have started the winter draw down. I think they're holding off until Oct.22. Correct me if I'm wrong but usually they start the slow draw on Sept. 15 and pull the plug Oct.15. on these lakes. I would say they're holding the lakes because of the dry summer we've had.

[greenriverman1]

Headlines in the Edmonson News stated in the Oct. 2nd. issue that the Corps has started the fall drawdown. The paper said the drop would be from 515 in mid Sept. to 513 by mid Oct and then by the end of Nov. they should be at winter pool at 492.

DA

[Grumpy]

OOSKEETER, you could be correct but the way I see the Corps listing, each of those lakes have a different start and end date for the Drawdown. I was referring to Nolin in my example above. Rough is the only lake I heard that they are holding untill the end of Oxber.

Grumpy

[CTFSHWHISKER]

rough is down about 2 feet..72 and bubbling with some places of black,coffee water.

[MsgMills]

Nolin, down 2 feet from summer pool...Water fairly clear to slightly stained on the main lake and up into some coves.... Water in creeks and main lake was anywhere from 70.2 to 75.7...No signs of turnover at all.....