BIRO2 : Birch Lake
Current Readings:
- Pool elevation is 742.10 feet on Thursday 09Feb12 Time: 1200 hours.
- At this elevation the total amount of water stored in Birch Lake is 10224 acre-feet.
- Reservoir release is 1 cubic feet per second on Thursday 09Feb12 Time: 1100 hours.
- Conservation pool is 48.01% full.
- Conservation storage filled is 7150 acre-feet which is equivalent to 2.03 inches of runoff over the entire drainage basin.
- Conservation storage empty is 7743 acre-feet which is equivalent to 2.20 inches of runoff over the entire drainage basin.
Gate Changes:
- No Gate Changes have been made in the last 4 days.
Reservoir Data:
|
Elevation |
Incremental Storage |
Cumulative Storage |
|
(feet) |
(inches) |
(acre-feet) |
(inches) |
(acre-feet) |
| Surcharge Pool: |
774.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
| Flood Control Pool: |
774.00 |
11.16 |
39292 |
16.27 |
57259 |
| Conservation Pool: |
750.50 |
4.23 |
14893 |
5.10 |
17967 |
| Inactive Pool: |
730.00 |
0.87 |
3074 |
0.87 |
3074 |
Streambed Elevation: 698.00 feet.
Top of Dam Elevation: 795.00 feet.
All storages based on a contributing drainage area of 66 square miles.
Total drainage area for the lake is 66 square miles (including upstream projects).
Longitude: 96° 9' 45" Latitude: 36° 32' 5"
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