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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/24/16 09:48 PM
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Gates are open at full as of now.
we should start to see the lake slowly dropping soon.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/25/16 01:41 PM
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Thanks Hoggwild, I noticed that when I got to the spillway yesterday. There were a few more white bass and hybrids being caught yesterday. Lake level is 248.12 so it has started to recede, but still extremely slow at this point. Water was over the boat ramp road at Overlook in a low spot but the ramp remains open at this time. Water has also crept up quite a ways in the emergency overflow area. With the rain expected, things still don't look promising.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/26/16 03:24 PM
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Lake level receded to 248 ft. 10 ft above normal and releasing 2167 cfs. It's raining again today. Hopefully, it won't get to heavy. The Brazos and the Yegua water shed are both taking on water though. I noticed the water below the dam had risen about 6 inches to a foot so the Brazos is still taking on some water from the previous rains.
Fishing below the dam has still been pretty good for white bass, hybrids and catfish.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/27/16 11:53 AM
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Lake Level is 253.7 ft. 15.7 feet above normal. 19 inches of rain in Brenham. Lots of rain in the Yegua watershed to come.
Gates are currently still full open.
My prayers
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/27/16 01:11 PM
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Lake level is 254.5. 16.5 ft. above normal. Rising rapidly. Gates are still open.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/27/16 02:23 PM
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Lake Level is 253.7 ft. 15.7 feet above normal. 19 inches of rain in Brenham. Lots of rain in the Yegua watershed to come.
Gates are currently still full open.
My prayers WOW! That is a lot of water! 19" of RAIN! I saw reports that Brenham and Bastrop got over 12"! Side Note: HURRICANE SEASON starts June 1!
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/27/16 02:30 PM
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Yes I was watching the underground weather station. 15.96 inches yesterday and another 2.97 inches after midnight. I also got a report that the Birch Creek area had about the same amount. 17 inches plus in other areas around Brenham and Lake Somerville.
Last edited by J-Moe; 05/27/16 02:31 PM.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/27/16 02:47 PM
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The bright spot to all of this is that once things settle down you are going to have some SUPER fishing! Side Note: Your ponds will also be in GREAT SHAPE for the summer!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/27/16 04:12 PM
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Lake Level is 255.57 ft. 17.5 feet above normal and continuing to rise. Dam gates are still wide open and releasing over 2300 cfs.
I checked out the Overlook marina website. There was significant damage to the marina, as well as, there was damage to the new marina that is being built.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/27/16 04:25 PM
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I feel bad for all the parks around the lake. Last year was bad and this is going to destroy a lot of work that was done to get things going again. Guessing it will be going over the spillway in a couple days.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/27/16 06:31 PM
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At the rate it's climbing in may go over the emergency spillway tonight or early tomorrow morning.
Lake level is 256.18 ft, 18.18 ft above normal and over an inch more rain has fallen today.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/27/16 09:46 PM
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Lake level is 257.05. Less than 1 foot from maximum level. 2417 cfs being released through the gates.
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/27/16 10:33 PM
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The vast majority of the floodwater up in the Yegua watershed hasn't even made it to the lake yet. This is going to make history. I'll try to get a look at the lake Saturday morning if I can get to it..
>)));> Wishin' I was Fishin' <;(((<
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Re: Lake Somerville
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05/28/16 01:05 AM
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258.4 New record!
I'm not too concerned with any of the man made stuff but the loss of old growth oak tress from excessive flooding is worrisome. Same thing happening on the Trinity, Navasota, and other bottoms.
Last edited by Toledo; 05/28/16 03:49 AM.
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