Published Jun 13, 11:22am
Area lake levels came up some from the rainfall we had last week, lake levels at New Johnsonville rose to a high on Friday last week to 358.78ft. TVA has predicted to levels to fall and become stable by Monday, to a level of just over 358ft. Flow rates picked up late last week as well, but will begin to taper off early this week. Flow rates last week after the rain events, had been over 50,000cfs, but should be below 25,000cfs most of this week and only present when power generation is required, which should be frequently due to the heat wave predicted. Both the Duck and Buffalo Rivers saw a jump after last weeks rain, but should be back to normal this week. With the heat wave we are having, a trip to the Buffalo in a canoe is a great way to keep cool. Most area water temps have been around 80 degrees. Expect a sharp rise in water temps as the heat wave continues.