Not a whole lot. They pointed out that Canton Lake was created for flood control, water storage for irrigation, and as a backup water source for Woodward (I think they said Woodward, but I could be mistaken). After Woodward didn't use any water from the lake, the Feds and OKC entered into a series of five-year contracts, beginning in the '50s.
They also interviewed a lady from the area of the lake (didn't catch her name) who said that OKC shouldn't be using the lake because it wasn't built for them and they had nothing to do with it being built.
In the spillway now. After that probably in 7-10 years if the lake recovers.
The Oklahoma River will be monitored
I drove across the Twin Bridges yesterday, and I've never seen Thunderbird as low as it is now, not even in the drought a few years ago. The eastern channel in the arm north of the Bridges doesn't even reach them. There's lots of firewood to cut on the lake bed, and I'm pretty sure I saw contractors scattering house seeds out there... Yikes!
Anyone seen/have any recent pictures of Canton since the latest draw down?
With the level that Thunderbird was, duck hunting was awful. The areas you could get to were extremely muddy and the birds bypassed the lake as there was little to feed on for them.
The islands at Canton are now showing.
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