Flooding is over, but two reservoirs managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers are sending a lot of water downstream and keeping river levels higher than normal to a degree.
John Redmond Reservoir is over 23 feet higher than normal, so it is now releasing almost 13,000 cubic feet of water per second. The lake is now less than five feet below the top of its flood pool. It’s still about 17 feet below the top of the dam itself.
Melvern Lake is releasing 1,500 cubic feet per second. The lake is four feet above normal elevation.
Lyon County had four rounds of flooding in as many weeks. The final round of flooding ended Thursday. Since May 13, the KVOE studios have recorded 10.55 inches of rain.
