Deer Creek Lake

Time of last update: 0231 EST 23 FEB 2012

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NOTE: All official forecasts are published by the National Weather Service.


Current Pool: 796.33 (ft)at 0130
Summer Pool: 810.00  
Winter Pool: 796.00  
Alert Pool: 825.00  
Record Pool: 839.61 (14 Jan 2005 )
Spillway Crest: 844.00 (Gated)
Top of Dam: 858.00  
Click on "Current Pool" for last 3 days lake elevation.


Outflow Discharge Controls
Current Outflow as of 0100 was 129.69 (cfs)
Stage as of 0100 was 1.39 (ft)
  Summer (April 16 - Nov 30) Winter (Dec 1 - April 15)
  Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) Stage (ft) Flow (cfs)
Minimum: .56 10.00 .56 10.00
Maximum w/o Directive: 3.40 958.00 4.40 1385.00
Maximum w/ Directive: 5.50 1910.00 6.90 2774.00


Downstream Controls
  Current
Conditions		 Summer
Controls		 Winter
Controls		 Flow
Time
Station Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) (hrs)
Williamsport at 0100 3.68 206.50 8.30 2390.00 9.10 3005.00 3.0
Chillicothe at 0100 3.75 3184.30 12.50 27040.00 16.00 41800.00 15.0
Higby at 0100 4.14 5455.78 13.00 23320.00 16.00 31000.00 21.0
Portsmouth at 0100 21.41 --- 50.00 --- 50.00 --- 72.0
Red indicates stage is greater than 90% of Control


Deer Creek Impact Elevations
           796.00:  WINTER POOL
Below 796.00: East Boat Ramp unusable (really at 797.5 according to duck hunters).
Below 805.00: West Boat Ramp unusable.
Below 806.00: Marina and Beach closed.
           810.00:  SUMMER POOL
Above 811.00: Old 207, Wildlife Area, fisherman's access road inundated.
Above 814.00: Marina boat ramp and parking lot inundated, Marina bottom level inundated.
Above 820.50: Miller Picnic Area sewage treatment plant inundated.
Above 826.00: Miller Picnic Area parking lot and Marina second floor (retail store) inundated.
Above 830.00: Yankeetown Road Bridge inundated.
Above 834.50: Yankeetown Public Fishing Access inundated.
Above 841.00: Pump pit bottom sewage treatment plant inundated.
           844.00: Maximum flood control pool.
           846.00: Top of gates in closed position.
Above 848.80: East and West Bridge on Egypt Pike Road inundated.
Above 849.00: Post Road Crossing, Texas Eastern Pipeline Area, Georges Run and S. Long Branch Bridges inundated.
Above 850.00: State Route 27, Duff's Fork Bridge inundated.
           853.00: Spillway Design Flood
           858.00: Top of Dam
Red indicates current conditions
Orange indicates pool within 1' of the impacting elevation