To: Toirdhealbheach Beucail
Last I heard was that outflow was reduced earlier in the week due to the water causing some erosion issues with power towers downstream of the spillway.
They've apparently been forced to say to hell with the power towers.
364 posted on
02/12/2017 8:03:28 PM PST by
tomkat
To: tomkat
That make sense. Still, it seems like cutting things awfully close -after all, I suspect without opening the gates further the level was not going to go down of its own volition.
365 posted on
02/12/2017 8:05:40 PM PST by
Toirdhealbheach Beucail
(Am fear nach gheibh na h-airm 'n am na sith, cha bith iad aige 'nam a chogaidh)
To: tomkat
Yesterday linemen were helicoptered in cutting power lines.
Dramatic.
367 posted on
02/12/2017 8:06:30 PM PST by
maggief
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