UPDATE: Wednesday evening they raised all 11 gates to four feet.
UPDATE: Wednesday morning all 11 gates were opened to 3 feet with the elevation reaching 173.22.
Once again storms in the lakes area have made the Sabine River Authority open all 11 gates to two feet Tuesday afternoon.
After Saturday’s rains they opened five gates at one foot and the water in Toledo Bend still rose. The same thing happened when they opened all 11 gates at one foot with the lake at 172.7. Heavy rains returned Tuesday and with all gates open one foot, the lake rose to 172.96 and that’s when they decided to open all gates to two feet with a CFS of 35,204. Full pool is 172′.
Low level flooding, the same that the area has dealt with for almost two months, is expected to continue.
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Sam Rayburn as of this post is up to 170.40 which is six feet above full pool. The Corps of Engineers is discharging 8500 cubic feet of water per second.
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