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	Name:	Ulysses E. McGill -
	Subject:	Never gets to 490. Why?
	Date:	5/15/2012 10:26:17 AM

I always look at the rule curve as a max level. You are correct, APC usually holds the level a few inches below the rule. A decent rain can add 6 inches to the lake rather quickly, so I undlerstand why they keep a little cushion near full pool. It makes less sense to me at winter pool (historically they do it there too). Because of the drought this year, I'm just happy it's where it's at now. In the 2007 drought, we were at 486 at this time and that was the season high....it was down to 482 by the end of June and kept falling. The powers that be have done a pretty good job at learning from water management mistakes, and I look forward to a new winter pool that will be 3 feet higher. Water fluctuations are just part of the lake package.