Watts Bar Lake Operations – April 1st, 2012

Outlined below are the latest operating conditions for Watts Bar Lake published by the TVA. For more information you can visit www.tva.gov.

The lake is around winter pool and it will only be a few weeks before it begins the process of filling back to summer pool. If you are doing any dock or shoreline work, now would be the time to begin wrapping it up.

I have posted a brief video of the current conditions below.

http://youtu.be/Iq8bMT04iB4

Watts Bar

Latest Operating Information

Please note! Water release schedules often change without notice due to unanticipated changes in weather conditions and power system requirements.

Use caution near dams. A large amount of water may be discharged without warning at any time. Your safety depends on obeying all posted safety regulations and warnings. Learn more.

Generation Releases

Day	Time Period	Generators
4/02/2012	6am – midnight	2
4/03/2012	midnight – 1am	2

Observed Data

Day	Time (Eastern)	Reservoir Elevation (behind dam)*	Tailwater Elevation (below dam)*	Average Hourly Discharge*
4/01/2012	11 pm	737.50	677.42	8,910
4/01/2012	midnight	737.55	677.46	8,903
4/02/2012	1 am	737.50	677.45	8,886
4/02/2012	2 am	737.43	677.47	8,914
4/02/2012	3 am	737.26	677.48	8,899
4/02/2012	4 am	737.20	677.48	8,904
4/02/2012	5 am	737.27	677.55	8,914
4/02/2012	6 am	737.28	677.59	8,923

*Elevations are in feet above sea level. Discharges are in cubic feet
per second and are reported at the end of the hour.

View data for previous 48 hours.

See the operating guide for this reservoir, including observed
elevations for last year and for the current year to date.

Predicted Data

Day	Average Inflow*	Midnight Elevation*	Average Outflow*
4/02/2012	13,483	737.65	8,830
4/03/2012	9,770	737.70	8,800
4/04/2012	9,245	737.73	8,800

*Elevations are in feet above sea level. Flows are in cubic feet per second.

Notes:

Water release schedules are updated periodically throughout the day. Next-day release schedules are usually available by 6 p.m. of the current day.

Observed water levels also are updated periodically throughout the day. Predicted water levels are updated at least once a day, by 1 p.m. Eastern time, and may be updated more frequently when conditions warrant.

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