Cumberland The Big Rise

[mhall]

Plenty of places, but I like this one

Also the one I use as well.

[adam7456]

Also the one I use as well.

This is a better link to use. It has the graph but it also have a text box with historical data and the breakdown of how much water is being let out.

http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/hh/resplots/wol_a.html

[duck12]

Do you guys think there is any chance of being able to fish Friday and Saturday?

[elnutsmalljaws]

Do you guys think there is any chance of being able to fish Friday and Saturday?

If you are referring to fishing during the daytime and pretty much idling from spot to spot then sure you can fish Friday and Saturday. But if you are referring to fishing at night, not on your life because that is what you are jeopardizing. The big floaters that are sticking out of the water "usually" are not the problem because people can see them and dodge them. The big floaters that are so water logged and are floating just under the surface or close enough that you can't see because of waves are the real danger. I love to fish as much as the next guy and maybe more but Cumberland will be floater heaven for at least 10 days or more depending. What some don't understand is the Cumberland River goes out the dam, down thru Burkesville and Celina and right thru Nashville over and up into Barkley then into the Mississippi River. With the 20 plus inches of rain in Nashville and all the damage in Central/Western TN - right thru the heartland of the Cumberland River, will make letting too much water out even more of a challenge. Somebody is trying to decide the lesser of two evils, Evil #1 hold it back to let Nashville and surrounding areas drain a bit, but in doing so put more stress on the Dam that is in such bad shape they have lowered the lake level 40 feet to eliminate stress on the dam. Evil #2, open the gates wide open at Lake Cumberland to relieve pressure of the Dam and put more water downstream to folks that are under water already. I saw a study some years ago that said if the Dam broke at Lake Cumberland when it was at full pool, 723 I think it is, that there would be 30 feet of water standing in the Tennessee Titans Football Stadium in Nashville Tennessee, not to mention Burkesville and Celina would see flooding of Biblical proportion. Imagine with all the water on the ground now if the Dam Broke, what 50 feet in the Stadium, 60???? Biblical would be the word because no telling how many would lose their lives and how much property damage. My guess is it would be the worst disaster in the history and that is including Hurricane Katrina

[waterdog101]

I was at the cumberland falls yesterday, and the river was wild and muddy. I took a photo, and tried to post it on the photo board. but can't get it to work. any way while looking at all the muddy water going over the falls, I thought lake cumberland will be, one big mudhole.