[Bristol-Birds] South Holston level on track for migration

From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bristol-birds" <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:29:23 -0400

South Holston Lake's water level (measured by elevation) has been rising 
sharply during the last few days and the outer bank access at Musick's 
Campground has again been slightly cut off by a few inches of water covering 
the gravel road leading to the best viewing area.  At 2 p.m. today the lake 
level is at 1722.46 feet. 
 
It is predicted to drop by 5.25 inches by midnight Tuesday (Sept. 12).  

In the operation guide chart to the left, the     red line indicates the water 
levels for this year (2006).

The black line indicates the water levels for last year (2005).

Note that we got a jump on the drawdown in mid-July  at just the perfect time 
for shorebirds and other water bird migration.  The recent inflo is 390 cubic 
feet per second at 1 p.m. today (Sunday) on the South Fork Holston at Damascus, 
Va. 

Also the lake level is now back to the normal expected at this date so we are 
on good track for more migration. 

This week's weather forecast calls for a significant chances of rain so we may 
have some good early-morning birding at Musick's, especially if the rainfall is 
heavy enough to bring down migrants.

         Tuesday
      Night

      Tstms
      Likely
      Lo 58°F Wednesday


      Tstms
      Likely
      Hi 73°F Wednesday
      Night

      Chance
      Showers
      Lo 57°F Thursday


      Partly
      Cloudy
      Hi 80°F 











Let's go birding.....

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN

[Bristol-Birds] South Holston level on track for migration

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