Dillon Lake

Time of last update: 0631 EST 16 MAY 2012

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


Current Pool: 737.74 (ft)at 0500
Summer Pool: 737.00  
Winter Pool: 734.00  
Alert Pool: 763.00  
Record Pool: 788.23 (16 Jan 2005 )
Spillway Crest: 790.00  
Top of Dam: 818.00
Click on "Current Pool" for last 3 days lake elevation.


Outflow Discharge Controls
Current Outflow as of 0500 was 532.33 (cfs)
Stage as of 0500 was 4.83 (ft)
  Summer (April 16 - Nov 30) Winter (Dec 1 - April 15)
  Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) Stage (ft) Flow (cfs)
Minimum: 3.44 50.0 3.44 50.0
Maximum w/o Directive: 8.30 3234.5 8.30 3234.5
Maximum w/ Directive: 10.90 6456.5 11.30 7031.5


Downstream Controls
  Current
Conditions		 Summer
Controls		 Winter
Controls		 Flow
Time
Station Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) Stage (ft) Flow (cfs) (hrs)
Dillon 'K' Gage --- 15.0 5880 16.2 6850 0.2 ---
Dresden at 0530 8.60 4910.00 16.0 23420 18.5 32000 ---
Zanesville at 0530 10.24 5206.37 19.5 38200 21.5 47231.3 1.0
McConnelsville at 0500 3.79 6401.55 10.0 35100 11.0 41290 5.0
Marietta at 0500 17.18 --- 35.0 --- 35.0 --- 48.0
Red indicates stage is greater than 90% of Control


Dillon Impact Elevations
Above 739.00: State Park Road 7 flooded.
Above 743.00: Marina Headwall flooded.
Above 744.00: Marina Lower Level flooded.
Above 747.00: State Wildlife Road flooded; No number termination of Speckman Dr.
Above 750.00: Boat docks w/extensions flooded; Notify W. Muskingum School Bus Garage.
Above 753.00: Restroom Big Run Boat Ramp flooded.
Above 754.00: Kline Dr., Rd. #T-409, Kimes Rd. at Twin Hills; Marina Upper Level (roof); Falls Township Road 124 flooded.
Above 758.00: Read lake level elevation every hour, compute rate of rise and appropriate gate setting.
Above 761.00: Vroom Road, Road #299/Wildlife area flooded.
Above 763.00: Read piezometers daily.
Above 765.00: Ballard, Rd. #60; Dillon Hills Road and Licking Township Road 60 flooded.
Above 765.50: Shannon Valley near Gause Rd., Rd. #56 flooded.
Above 766.75: Sportsmans Building, lower level flooded.
Above 767.00: Vickers Hill Dr. Rd #545/creek flooded.
Above 768.00: Pleasant Valley Road and Pinecrest, Rd. #35; Pleasant Valley, north of Claypool, Rd. #408; Toboso Rd. #273, at BHG Bridge; Dillon Falls.
Above 769.00: State Park Road #36, "C" Picnic Area, Rifle Range flooded.
Above 770.00: Pleasant Valley Dike gate closure; Rocky Fork Rd./Rt. 585; Pleasant Valley Boat Ramp Restroom; Prior Rd., near Fawn Rd., Rd. #406.
           772.89: 1964 Pool of Record.
Above 773.00: Fawn Dr., near Prior Rd., Rd. #37; Beach Parking lot and bath house closed.
Above 778.00: Sportsmans Bldg., Upper Level; Beach, State Park Rd. #33; Rt. #146/Wildlife area.
Above 779.00: Beach restroom; Gause/Shannon Valley Rd., Lentz Rd., Rd. #120.
Above 780.00: Beach Bath House Concession; Pleasant Valley & Nashport Dike, continuous periodic inspection; Statre (lower level) maintenance complex lot.
Above 781.00: Brownsville Rd. State Rt. #668, north of bridge.
Above 783.50: State Rt. #60, north of McGlade School Rd.
Above 784.00: Brushy Fork Rd., Rd. #277/Rt. 668.
Above 785.00: Railroad closure, personnel on standby; New Riley Rd., Rd. #152; and Pleasant Knob, State Park Rd. #17.
Above 787.00: State Park Office parking lot.
Above 788.00: Shannon Valley/Baker Rd., Rd. #119.
           788.23: Pool of Record (1/16/2005 at 0630 hours).
           790.00: Spillway
Above 791.75: State Parks Admin. Bldg. Lower Terrace.
Above 793.00: Railroad Closure Sill.
Above 802.60: Township Hall Aux. to Bartlett Run.
Above 806.00: Black Run Aux. to Wakatomika Creek.
Above 812.60: Probable Maximum Precip (PMP); Spillway Design Flood (SDF).
Above 818.00: Dam and Dike Top Elevation.
Red indicates current conditions
Orange indicates pool within 1' of the impacting elevation