By Jo Schaper (and the US Army Corps of Engineers)
“WAPPAPELLO, MISSOURI – MARCH 12, 2013: The SEMO Regional Water Safety Council will resume meeting on a monthly basis beginning Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at the Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center located at Wappapello Lake. These monthly meetings are held every third Tuesday, [...]

PIEDMONT, Mo. — Labor Day may signal the end of the official recreation season, but many beautiful days remain to enjoy your public lands at Clearwater Lake. Lower temperatures and reduced visitation allows visitors to take advantage of many recreational opportunities with a more relaxing approach.
As the year’s recreation season winds down, there [...]

CORPS TO HOST WORKSHOPS TO DISCUSS CHANGES IN PARK OPERATIONS
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is hosting five public workshops in February to discuss proposed changes in operations at 29 of its parks because of budget cuts.
Although there will be no group presentations, the public is invited to drop [...]

(Condensed from Little Rock District Army Corps of Engineers news release.)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock District of the Army Corps of Engineers is proposing operational changes at several of its parks, including closing some less efficient facilities.
Little Rock District operates dams and parks along the White River, within Arkansas, and at [...]

By Jo Schaper
Photos and reporting from the scene by Bob Todd
On a cold, foggy day spitting snow, the last of 277 panels of the 4100 foot long cutoff wall was inserted into the 4225 foot earthen section of Clearwater Dam, completing Phase II of a remediation project designed to prevent seepage through the dam, and [...]

Ranger Chris Alley contacted Traveler the end of last week to tell us of a call for volunteers for this Saturday, Oct. 1 at River Road Park.
“We’re constructing a youth camping area below River Road Park,” he said, “and we’re going to have a work trip on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. We have [...]

Army Corps news release 5:45 p.m. 5-4-11
PIEDMONT, Mo. – Dryer weather and close management of releases from Clearwater Dam have lessened the odds there will be a discharge over the spillway. In fact, engineers say it now appears likely the lake will crest
near the rim of the spillway without going over.
The lake level Wednesday [...]

And now, some information from the Corps at Piedmont:
PIEDMONT, Mo. – Heavy rains have filled Clearwater Lake and might require a
small discharge over the spillway within the next few days. There will be n
net change in the total amount of water moving downstream from the dam.
Yesterday, releases were adjusted to 4,000 cubic [...]

Army Corps Report this morning:
PIEDMONT, Mo. – Heavy overnight rains fell over the Clearwater Lake drainage
basin requiring discharges through the conduit to increase Monday morning to
4,000 cubic feet per second. Releases may be increased to as much as 9,000
c.f.s during the day if forecasted rainfall is realized. That would be the
largest releases [...]

Traveler hasn’t heard much out of the Clearwater Lake area in regards to this regional flood of Noachian proportions. Since last week’s flooding situation developed in Poplar Bluff and along the Mississippi, the Army Corps is attempting to hold back as much water as possible, consistent with dam safety.
By Jo Schaper
Since we are [...]