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July 21, 2006 - Beaver - G'day
y'all from the Beaver
Dam Store crew!
GENERATION PATTERN
PRIMER
Heatwave conditions brough back
something we haven't seen in a while, Beaver Tailwater up high
and flowing hard. The heat is forecast to abate over the weekend
before climbing back into the 90s midweek, so we thought it apt
to rerun our generation prediction primer from last month.
Well predicting water generation, at least in Arkansas is a black
art, best practised with tea leaves, crystals or chicken entrails.
All are about as accurate as the power authorities official generation
calendar and we don't suggest you use any of them. Funnily enough
if you lived in Tennessee and fished their waters their power
generation authority is required to publish accurate generation
start and finish times, at least a couple of days in advance.
Must be something in the water here!
Since we are all at the mercy of SWPA, we thought we would fill
you in on our methods for predicting water releases during the
year. Firstly Beaver is a little more predictable than say Norfolk
since the power station supplies peak power demand. That means
Beaver gets used in summer time on hot afternoons when people
crank the air conditioning up. In winter its in reverse, mornings
and evenings are the peak period when people are getting ready
for, or coming home from, work and the heaters go on.
We also use the Corp of Engineers graphing page which tracks
generation levels and lake heights here. Watching generation
patterns, in conjunction with weather forecasts here <http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ifps/MapClick.php?CityName=Eureka+Springs&state=AR&site=TSA>
, over the past few days can give you a pretty good idea of what
is going to happen in the next few days. Just remember Thursday
and Fridays often have a higher power demand.
The only truly accurate method of finding out if they are generating
or not is having a look at the river or you can also telephone
417 336 5083 for a recorded message on whether the water is on
or off at that current time. You will hear a message for Table
Rock first and Beaver second.
Currently we are getting afternoon generation, usually only a
couple of hours, and not much water either unless the temperatures
are very high, perfect for floating and fishing.
For your information we have links to the Corp graph pages for
other tailwaters below
Bull Shoals <http://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/WCDS/plots/WEB/bul.htm>
Table Rock <http://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/WCDS/plots/Web/tab.htm>
Norfolk <http://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/WCDS/plots/WEB/nor.htm>
Tight Lines from the Beaver Dam Store staff,
Lisa, Steve, Shirley, Tom, Dennis and Bryce
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