Help with mcalpine lock and dam water chart.

[cantcatchafish]

I fished there a lot one summer before; I didn't take it serious it was just something we did because we caught fish there, we would be out there in knee deep water near the drop offs. But I never new how to read the charts, I always just drove by and if it was up we didn't fish and if it was down we fished it.

But I haven't been there in years and would much rather be able to look at the charts and be able to tell if the water is down or not.

So thanks that gave me a better understanding of what I was looking at.

EDIT: Is the number 502 or 812 area code?

[Tyme2fish]

502-775-5056

[jcclark]

Like the chart says, 0 is 373' above sea level.
So 38' is 38' above that or 411' above sea level.
The channel depth varies everywhere.
Most fish below the dam when the lower gage is below 20'
or there abouts.