It takes a while to stabilize at the new level. It had some 3 or 4 years to drain out to the historic riverbed elevation. Now, the lake is filled and recharging the ground water to the level it was before the blowout. Plus, the drought has exacerbated the situation.
A short section of the river below the dam is bypassed by the canal to the hydroelectric station. Most of the river flow travels along the canal to generate electricity for local residents. Only the excess flow beyond what is needed flows along the old river bed. For the last 4 years all the water has returned to the old river bed. Now the dam is repaired it is back to the old situation where the flow is diverted. Due to low rainfall the total river flow is now below what can be used in the power station so there is none left for the river bed immediately below the dam. Downstream of the hydro station all the water is returned to the river bed. GBRA is a publicly owned body. No shareholders are making any profits. All revenues are used to provide water and electricity services to local residents. Local residents voted to approve the plan to rebuild the dam after the collapse.
Same thing happend here in wichita ks when they redid the Lincoln dam the river past that is no good the fishing has down .... it's terrible nothing we can do unfortunately....
Here is what's going on. IMO The dam realized it could make more money selling more water. Before the dam broke they probably could have, but didn't. Now they are.
It takes a while to stabilize at the new level. It had some 3 or 4 years to drain out to the historic riverbed elevation. Now, the lake is filled and recharging the ground water to the level it was before the blowout. Plus, the drought has exacerbated the situation.
Good explanation.
Thank you KSAT, great piece!
There is a drought going on, and it has lasted several years!
A short section of the river below the dam is bypassed by the canal to the hydroelectric station. Most of the river flow travels along the canal to generate electricity for local residents. Only the excess flow beyond what is needed flows along the old river bed. For the last 4 years all the water has returned to the old river bed. Now the dam is repaired it is back to the old situation where the flow is diverted. Due to low rainfall the total river flow is now below what can be used in the power station so there is none left for the river bed immediately below the dam. Downstream of the hydro station all the water is returned to the river bed.
GBRA is a publicly owned body. No shareholders are making any profits. All revenues are used to provide water and electricity services to local residents. Local residents voted to approve the plan to rebuild the dam after the collapse.
Well do they want a creek or electricity?
Put a small rock Dan down stream next to bypass dam. That will bring river levels up on bypassed river. Should have been done long ago.
Great piece! Interesting....
Gbra only cares about profits from selling water
these people got use to the 5 years of new water
Same thing happend here in wichita ks when they redid the Lincoln dam the river past that is no good the fishing has down .... it's terrible nothing we can do unfortunately....
Find a house on a lake if you want constant water levels. Rivers rise and lower.
Freaking up the fishing!!
They should’ve let the river run free
Knowing that the residents upstream paid taxes to have the dam built they probably feel entitled to certain flows
It takes time to refill a reservoir. Plus if no rain, no water in river😂
DAM!
Here is what's going on. IMO The dam realized it could make more money selling more water. Before the dam broke they probably could have, but didn't. Now they are.