•January 13, 2016•

As of 7 a.m. Wednesday January 6 the pool elevation at Lake Shelbyville was 617.37. feet, referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD), with a release of approximately 3,130 cubic feet per second (cfs). The inflow for January 6 was approximately 2,860 day second feet (dsf). With current precipitation on the ground, Lake Shelbyville crested at 617.4 feet NGVD Tuesday January 5. With the high pool levels, projected releases will be increased to 4,500 cfs by Friday January 8.

Lake Shelbyville Dam is operating as designed, helping reduce flood stages on the Lower Kaskaskia River, Carlyle Lake, and the Mississippi River.      Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.