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Old 05-31-2011, 11:12 AM
 
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Overfull Lake Encroaches On Northeast Neb. Towns - KELOLAND.com | Flooding In KELOLAND

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Published: May 31, 2011, 10:50 AM

NIOBRARA, NE - The overfull Lewis and Clark Lake is threatening the northeast Nebraska town of Niobrara as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers struggles to disperse all the water in the bloated Missouri River system.

Nebraska officials are concerned that water from the lake could cut off highway access to the town of about 370 people if the Corps isn't able to reduce the level of the lake. The Corps is planning to increase the amount of water released from the lake significantly in the weeks ahead, but is trying to do so gradually to help manage flooding.


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Old 05-31-2011, 09:50 PM
 
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Yes and there is no way to release enough water without flooding Omaha and everything else down stream.
Lazy Acres east of Verdel soon to be an underwater area. The water on land has already been up to two foot deep, varies day by day.
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Old 06-01-2011, 06:50 AM
 
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Um... I'm not too bright about this, but if they changed the flow rate at Merritt Dam on the Niobrara, would that take some of the pressure off of the downstream flow into eastern Nebraska? We haven't gotten quite as much rain in the North Central area as those places east of us; we still have room to spread in the tributaries, from what I've seen.
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Old 06-01-2011, 09:45 AM
 
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Um... I'm not too bright about this, but if they changed the flow rate at Merritt Dam on the Niobrara, would that take some of the pressure off of the downstream flow into eastern Nebraska? We haven't gotten quite as much rain in the North Central area as those places east of us; we still have room to spread in the tributaries, from what I've seen.
The releases from Merritt are a drop in the bucket compared to what is coming down the MO river, so any change there would be insignificant. Plus Merritt is already full and going through the overflow spillway, so not really an option.
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