Lake Yonah Topics: Where's the Water
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watchdog
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Where's the Water
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5/3/2012 11:56:35 PM
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If you want to know where your water is going --- it is going to releases at Jordan Dam for the canoes which Ala Power refers to as "recreational releases". When we have "Low Flow "- ie., LOW RAINFALL - which is what AP says we have right now - they are supposed to reduce the flow going thru Jordan Dam to 2,000 cu ft a second. They have Not! Right now - thru Jordan Dam they are releasing from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm 8,200 cu ft a second. From 3:00 pm to 9:00 am, they are releasing 4,200 cfs. No wonder Logan Martin Has No Water ! This HAS been going on and IS going on 24 hours a day - 7 days a week. And then on special holiday/events they will release 10,000 cfs ! And all while "exremely dry conditions". !!???
This water has to come from somewhere, and it is coming out of Logan Martin Lake! I hope it makes everybody on Logan Martin Lake feel real good that we can't use our boats and enjoy our lake homes fully for our "recreation" but Alabama Power is taking good care of the canoeists below Jordan Dam!
And if you want to see an article about this, try to get a copy of the Outdoor Alabama magazine for April 2012 and in the article "Kings of the Waves" - it tells about all the fun they are having at the Coosa Whitewater events and all the special events they have planned with even HIGHER releases especially June 1-3. But they fail to mention they are draining Logan Martin Lake for these canoe events and Logan Martin Lake property owners and Logan Martin recreationists are screwed.
Until the property owners on Logan Martin Lake do something to get this changed, we will NEVER have summer levels again without Above Average rainfall. Above Average!
As far as AP saying we have extremely dry conditions -- extremely? There has been enough rainfall for Smith Lake which is above summer level. Lake Purdy in B'ham is just right below full pool. The lakes in N. Georgia are above pool that feeds the Coosa river. Everyone below Logan Martin is full pool. So explain that Alabama Power! Again, if Logan Martin Lake is going to have water according to Alabama Power - we have to have flooding rains!
They will have to reduce the releases for the canoeists at Jordan to get Logan Martin lake level to full pool. Or make all the Coosa lakes above the Jordan dam equally share the burden of lower lake levels for the whitewater releases.
If you don't believe what I'm saying - I encourage you to get the facts - call and check the releases at Alabama Power 257-1077 listen to the menu and check Jordan releases for yourself. Check out the Coosa River Pulse Releases web site at Jordan Dam and you will see the release schedule - as well as the planned EXTRA releases of 10,000 cfs from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm on Memorial Day, July 4th and labor Day weekend - and also the added June 1-3 special event for all the canoes. The facts are there.
Also, this is not anything personal against the canoeists - I also like to canoe. But what is happening here is totally an injustice to the businesses, property owners and the recreationists of Logan Martin Lake!
Exremely Dry conditions, Indeed -- on Logan Martin Lake only. Again.
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