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ravine lake spill?
- Thread starter darkalley
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Rusty Spinner
Active member
Believe it or not, Ravine Lake does have bottom release capabilities but the lake is far too shallow to make a difference even if they used the release valve.
It was 23' deep back in 2005...
That's not even deep enough to make a difference with bottom release.
Rusty Spinner
Active member
"Bottom release" or "tailwater" means that the colder water in the bottom of a lake or reservoir is released into a river via a dam's water release mechanism which changes in engineering from dam to dam. The official definition is that cold water from the lake/reservoir's hypolimnion is drained into a river system to provide cold water. The hypolimnion is the dense bottom layer of water in a thermally-stratified lake. It is the layer that lies below the thermocline. Because that water is cold in the summer months, it acts to cool down a river system and provide a coldwater fishery even in places like Arkansas where trout would not otherwise live. The dams on the upper Delaware River and its tributaries are all "tailwater" or "bottom release" dams which is why we have wonderful trout fisheries in that river.
coolkyle
De nalgas!
Bottom release is usually quite frequent the morning after White Castle and a 6-pack.
MACFLY
Too many streams too little time
That answers my question on why I am having bottom releases this morning. White Castles at 11pm last night...so good:toilet-humor:
