I imagine all gates on canyon lake will be opened to full within a few hours. Looks like gate 1 is already open and has been for a few days
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From the deck of our place on the colorado. just about 1/2mile down from inks dam
Edit: video was taken ~10:00am. at 11:15am the double deck boat house you see at the end of the video is now completely submerged.
Edit: video was taken ~10:00am. at 11:15am the double deck boat house you see at the end of the video is now completely submerged.
Canyon doesn't have much in the way of gates. I think they really only have the 1 that goes through the power plant. Otherwise it'll have to backup and hold behind the emergency spillway.Aggie_3 said:
I imagine all gates on canyon lake will be opened to full within a few hours. Looks like gate 1 is already open and has been for a few days
LCRA just announced that Flood Gate operations will begin at Mansfield dam and Tom Miller dam at 1200 today.
Isn't canyon the dam with integrity issues? Or did they fix those?
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Kenneth_2003 said:Canyon doesn't have much in the way of gates. I think they really only have the 1 that goes through the power plant. Otherwise it'll have to backup and hold behind the emergency spillway.Aggie_3 said:
I imagine all gates on canyon lake will be opened to full within a few hours. Looks like gate 1 is already open and has been for a few days
They have two gates and gate 1 is only opened to half. Gate 2 is currently closed
Damn - I remember that house, can't believe that ! We had a house in Sunrise Beach for years - sold it in 2015. That is incredible
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Houston, surprisingly
I think they did some work to repair the emergency spillway issues. It is still quite a ways from getting close to that. Flood stage for the lake is 943 and it is at 909 right now. The 2002 crest was 950.ttha_aggie_09 said:
Isn't canyon the dam with integrity issues? Or did they fix those?
https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=ewx&gage=smct2
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Houston, surprisingly
I'll stick.
I'm supposed to go to Mason this weekend and clean stands out. My FIL can't get to Fredericksburg from Mason, and the guys that help out with the cows are South of the Llano and can't cross anywhere.
I might be at home this weekend instead.
I might be at home this weekend instead.
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I believe Medina Lake had the issues. The Canyon Lake spillway has only been used once and it created a gorge.ttha_aggie_09 said:
Isn't canyon the dam with integrity issues? Or did they fix those?
Medina Lake
I've got a buddy that is racing up to his place on Travis to attempt and save their dock. He keeps checking his security cameras and it's not looking good
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Yeah, it was the 2002 floods I was thinking about. Thanks for the info.
What does he think he's going to do?
Probably a floating dock that he can move up or down the slope of the bank based on water level.
Nelson Wolff caused a stir by making claims he knew absolutely nothing about. The dam has never been overtopped in 100+ years and never will be. They did do some strengthening and repair work later on but the dam has never even been close to failing.p_bubel said:I believe Medina Lake had the issues. The Canyon Lake spillway has only been used once and it created a gorge.ttha_aggie_09 said:
Isn't canyon the dam with integrity issues? Or did they fix those?
Medina Lake
STX Ag said:
Probably a floating dock that he can move up or down the slope of the bank based on water level.
Correct
This morning when he left, it was on the lower trolly system and he hoped to get there in time to move it to the upper system, so it had plenty of room to rise.
However, now it appears the plan is to just try and keep it from floating down river.
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That's all due to the Colorado being "pushed back up" towards Inks, ala 1998 flood, right? That put 4' of water or more in a lot of those homes all along the Colorado below Inks. Looks like a repeat, but worse, and longer lasting. Back then, the water was in and out in just a few hours, but this might last longer (more than a day?) than that one, since the Llano has yet to crest in Junction I believe(?)
That gorge at Canyon was cutting back towards the backside of the dam, and it was worried at the time that it would destabilize the backside of the dam.p_bubel said:I believe Medina Lake had the issues. The Canyon Lake spillway has only been used once and it created a gorge.ttha_aggie_09 said:
Isn't canyon the dam with integrity issues? Or did they fix those?
Medina Lake
MrJonMan said:
We stayed right near the resort marina, be interesting to see what it looks like today
Lake is up 10+ feet over normal today.
The crest of the emergency spillway is just a 1 ft wide concrete wall. I'm not sure how deep it goes into the rock. It's primary purpose is to create a smooth and level elevation that sets the height and location for the crest of hte spillway. During the flood though they had 10ft^3 blocks of limestone breaking free and moving down the channel.txags92 said:That gorge at Canyon was cutting back towards the backside of the dam, and it was worried at the time that it would destabilize the backside of the dam.p_bubel said:I believe Medina Lake had the issues. The Canyon Lake spillway has only been used once and it created a gorge.ttha_aggie_09 said:
Isn't canyon the dam with integrity issues? Or did they fix those?
Medina Lake
So the concern wasn't so much the integrity of the man made dam. It was the idea that the emergency spillway channel could erode into the main body of the lake.
That's a little more water over the damn than I thought possible.
I'm looking at the Hunt Tx USGS markers and they are 2x above flood level at record cfs.
I'm looking at the Hunt Tx USGS markers and they are 2x above flood level at record cfs.
Trying to get to my in-laws
Between llano and mason on CR 304, half mile from the river and a mile or so from the castell turnoff.
About to see what kind of mess is out here and if cows are gone. They picked a good time to go on vacation.
Ton of water out here.
Between llano and mason on CR 304, half mile from the river and a mile or so from the castell turnoff.
About to see what kind of mess is out here and if cows are gone. They picked a good time to go on vacation.
Ton of water out here.
The reports are canyon lake will be able to handle the water coming in. They are going to let water out at 5000cfs downstream which will keep it right at the banks edge by my experience
ABATTBQ87 said:Travis expected to be full at the end of today!Charpie said:
Travis expected to rise an additional 10 feet.
https://www.kxan.com/weather/forecast/todays-forecast/1010837543
Lake travis is @ 683 feet, or 104% full and still rising
STL_aTm said:
From the deck of our place on the colorado. just about 1/2mile down from inks dam
Edit: video was taken ~10:00am. at 11:15am the double deck boat house you see at the end of the video is now completely submerged.
You're just up the river from my Parents house. They have the house and dock with the red roof.
Looks like it's pouring above junction currently based on radar
My sisters place in the Meadowlakes neighborhood in Marble Falls. Their boat is still in that submerged boathouse.
My heart breaks for you guys going through it. It isn't over yet, all that water is going to impact every community down stream. Flood waters are a very powerful and destructive thing. We've been dealing with this on the coast for 4 years. What I've learned is nothing is more important than the life of your family and friends. Stuff and livestock and money can be replaced. As you look at the forecast and think "please no more rain", I get it. I've been there more times than I can count since 2015. As bad as a drought sucks, watching things wither up and die, it pales in comparison of seeing everything swept away in a mater of minutes.
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