Beavers Bend closed due to flooding .....

[oklahomajewel]

GOOD THING WE CAMPED WHEN WE DID !!!!!

My friend here at work heard last night on the news ....

that they have closed Beavers Bend campgrounds due to flooding and are expecting 5-8 more inches by tomorrow. Remember there were towns people coming by not just to look at us, but a couple of locals told me the boat ramps, the parking lots and such were flooded on the other side or over at the lake.

[Coca Cola Teardrop]

Thanks for the info Julie,

Yes I'm glad we camped last weekend. I had posted that the boat ramps were under water and closed a day or two before our trip. The lake was 22" above normal.

Hummmmm. I thought they were going to release some water. Wonder why they didin't.

[Nobody]

Yeah Julie, all this water is gettin' tiresome. I really feel for the folks that are being flooded and/or having their daily lives impacted by all the water; makes my complaints seem petty by comparison .

Lenora & I drove down to Lake Degray ('bout 35mi) on Monday. Thought we might be able to sneak in a fishing trip. We'd been down a couple of weeks earlier & there was too much 'fresh' water for good fishing, some trash in the water & a couple of campgrounds & ramps closed due to high water. On Monday every ramp on the lake except Iron Mtn & the state park was closed due to debris & high water; even the spillway area was blocked off & the parking lot was half covered with water. Access roads to most every campground on the lake were under water & closed. The lake level is only about 7-8ft higher than 'power pool' but that nearly doubles the surface area & at 5ft above power pool they start to close things down. The chart on rivergages.com yesterday showed a .4' drop but that was before all the rain & T'storms last night & this morning .

I know that Broken Bow Res was 22ft above conservation pool last week. It being a 'mountain' lake that kinda rise doesn't affect the surface area all that much but apparently it's now become a problem & they're letting water out into the Mtn Fork river & that's what's closed Beavers Bend.

Here's a pic I took Monday of one of my favorite launch ramps on DeGray lake. It's the Point Cedar ramp & usually has a rather 'mild' slope. Normally you have to back your boat 40-50yds down the ramp to launch. Water is now nearly into the parking lot. The buoy in the background is usually only 30-40ft from water's edge & the pine trees in the middle of the pic 'never' have their feet in the water. Water's probably 8ft or so above normal here, lotsa trash & debris -


Here's my boat high'n dry, we decided we didn't really wanta fish anyway, especially that day

[davel]

Just heard today at school that they have even moved the park hosts out at Beaver's Bend. They expect that whole area we camped in to be under water.

[oklahomajewel]

WOW good thing we got our first OFFICIAL teardrop campout there before the flooding !!!

My jewel box is in an undisclosed location right now, undergoing some "drastic" changes........ pictures later....

[Coca Cola Teardrop]

Julie.................are u adding a slide out????????????

or maybe new outer clothes?????????????//

U can tell me..................I won't tell anyone...................

[Todah Tear]

Julie.................are u adding a slide out????????????

or maybe new outer clothes?????????????//

U can tell me..................I won't tell anyone...................

...or maybe some waterwings or a propeller

Todah

[oklahomajewel]

No, it's not anything related to the flooding... although I did discover a little start of a mold issue from where I've had a leak problem... but everything is fixable.

More to come later.. and yes , pictures.

Julie

[caseydog]

Good. It will wash away all the evidence.

CD

[Todah Tear]

Good. It will wash away all the evidence.

CD

Think of it as if a large water balloon was shot at the park !

Were Danny and Suzanne the last ones to leave?

Todah