Keystone Dam Flood Levels in Tulsa, OK?

Question

Does anyone know what the flood level in Keystone Dam (Tulsa, OK) is? I'm looking online to make sure I'm not gonna be swimming anytime soon but am having a hard time finding any information on the topic.. Anything on flooding in Tulsa would great, I appreciate the help! Thank you in advance :-)

Answer 1

A few places to look are the USGS real-time stream gauge data website - I've brought up OK, as you put your cursor on the dots it'll let you know which station is shown. The Arkansas River near Tulsa has a flood stage at the point of the gauge of 18.0 ft. and the river is currently aaround 14 ft.: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ok/nwis/rt I don't know how close this point is to the dam, or if it's above or below.

Another wewsite to check is the NOAA page: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ok/nwis/rt - here the river is running 0.1 ft above flood stage (15.0 ft at this location).

You can also check is the US Army Corps of Engineers which runs the dam. They may have data specific to the dam itself, but they only have a "contact us" rather than real time data available online: http://www.swt.usace.army.mil/

Answer 2

By the look of it, Keystone Lake is about 83% full. They have been releasing 80,000 cfs (cubic feet/sec) of water but lower it to 70,000 cfs. So the flooding might be under control as long as there is no more downpours upstream.

But man, the elevation of the lake increased from 730 ft to 750 above sea level in a month. That's a lot of water for a lake that size.