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.JPG) Spillways
Partially Closed at Toledo Bend
The following statement was issued by the Sabine River
Authority on Tuesday:
Persons having
interests in the Sabine River Basin below the reservoir are hereby advised that
at 8:45 A.M. on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, the reservoir elevation was 172.29'
m.s.l. Currently, one generator is out of service for repairs and the other
generator is operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Six (6) spillway
gates are opened one (1) foot each for a total discharge (spillway & powerhouse)
of 13,744 cfs.
Interested persons should monitor current river and reservoir levels and
reservoir release amounts since the river could reach flood stage and evacuation
of persons, animals and property may become necessary.
Releases through the spillway gates, depending on upstream and downstream
conditions, are made in accordance with the Guide for Spillway Gate Operation
for Toledo Bend Reservoir dated March 1994, as Revised June 27, 2001. The first
step is to open five gates one foot each.
The local sheriff's offices, as well as the Toledo Bend Project offices at the
dam will be able to give the latest reported river stages and river forecasts
from the National Weather Service, River Forecast Center.
Up-to-date reservoir elevations and releases may be obtained from the Toledo
Bend Project offices on a 24 hour per day basis at 337/286-5253 and
409/565-2273.
Toledo Bend Reservoir is not a flood control reservoir and can experience
significant rises in elevation in a short time span, as much as one to two feet
in a 24 to 36 hour period.
Information on specific river gages can be obtained from the National Weather
Service at the following web site:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/wgrfc
Also, from the
USGS at the following website:
http://tx.waterdata.usgs.gov | |
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