Name:   Lifer - Subject:   Simple answer Date:   12/22/2016 2:09:37 AM

Someone in 1923,or there about, someone screwed up by on foot. It was subsequently discovered but ignored for decades. With the new license this year APCO was required to change and use the correct 491 in all reporting. The scientific community has done so for decades. So there will be a few years of confusion amongst some old timers but then everyone will be on the same level.

As for FEMA, good luck. The flood of 1979 and the subsequent modifications/additions to the dam changed the physical dynamics of the lake. It has been explained in detail several times in the forum. If you search 1979 flood and/or "coffer dam" I think you will understand better after reading those posts. In typical government fashion it just took them a few decades to catch up with the reality of the new flood plain. If your rate is in the thousands I assume you  use very close to waters edge in a high risk zone and are probably fighting a loosing battle. Just speculating here but it seems like maybe this is the first time the place has sold/refinanced and never needed flood insurance before and folks are freaking out trying to figure out why. But that is just ramblings of an old tired brain. Hope this helps you understand. You are certainly not the first to be confused over the numbers recently.