Lake Level

[chief803]

 Anyone know why AEP is lowering the lake they always seem to have issues.

[mwardncsu]

Not unusual for the lake to come down this time of year - my feeing is it is maintenance related of some form. Could also be intentional at the moment to try and get some of the debris to settle back on the banks

[hillbilly]

Agree with MWard. It's that time of year when AEP routinely pulls the lake down. I may be mistaken, but I think AEP has managed the heavy rains, and hurricane events pretty well this year. I'm on the upper Roanoke, debris washouts from rain is normal here - it happens a few times every year. Not sure they can prevent it. It's a bit selfish, but I am happy when the water level (which got up really high this fall) doesn't rise to the point in gets above my dock and surrounding bank lines. Honestly guys, living down here as a primary residence on Lake Wylie in the Charlotte SC waterfront, and seeing how Duke Power controls Lake Norman and Lake Wylie.....we shouldn't complain about AEP. There are absolutely more issues down here -

[irons]

How is the water looking up on the Roanoke after the rains last Friday?

[chief803]

Looks pretty good but getting low.

[mwardncsu]

Posted on AEP’s “Smith Mountain Project” Facebook page a little while ago:

We responded with this info to an inquiry today and thought it would be worth sharing with a wider audience: The adjusted level of Smith Mtn Project has been lowered (to about 794.2-feet this afternoon) to allow more storage in the two reservoirs because of work by another energy company on a downstream facility at Altavista. Less water will be released from the Leesville Dam during that work time so we prepped the project for this additional storage. The level was also adjusted to coincide with work planned at the Smith Mountain Dam for two weeks beginning Saturday. We expect pumpback into Smith Mtn Lake from water in Leesville to be complete by this Friday so the upper lake should be at or near 795 ft. full pond then. Be careful boating out there.

[irons]

So is Hardy ramp accessible at this level? Thanks

[mwardncsu]

Remember that the 794.2 adjusted is not the actual lake level - is the lake level plus/minus the water held in Leesville for generation.

It is currently showing 792.5’. I know that does not answer your question but maybe it helps someone answer it

[irons]

Oct 30, 2018 18:59:08 GMT -5 mwardncsu said:

Remember that the 794.2 adjusted is not the actual lake level - is the lake level plus/minus the water held in Leesville for generation.

It is currently showing 792.5’. I know that does not answer your question but maybe it helps someone answer it

I’m more confused now than before.😂

[johnr]

Hardy is good to go even down around 790-791. I’ve launched there plenty of times when it was lower than this.

[irons]

I’m here now, it’s good. Not as low as I’ve seen it before. Will someone tell the stripper it’s almost November!!!

[31Airborne]

Stripper or striper? I'm up for either. Might hafta reprioritize things if it's the former. Just sayin' . . .

[irons]

Ha! Gotta love autocorrect! Maybe it’s telling me to give up on the fishing.

[31Airborne]

Nov 1, 2018 8:16:26 GMT -5 irons said:

Ha! Gotta love autocorrect! Maybe it’s telling me to give up on the fishing.

or the strippers.