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Originally Posted by troutspin
So, if I understood your first post correctly, by watching the upstream elevation (rather than the downstream) on the TVA site you can gauge whether the water is able to be waded or not. Of course, keeping in mind the generation schedule as well.
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You don't really need to know the upstream elevation to determine whether its wade friendly or not. The Caney is
not a river that can be waded safely under flow of any kind. Basically when you check the TVA site if it says they are running a generator or if above in print (usually a different color than surrounding text) it will say sluice gates are open in some form or fashion then you can't wade.
Use the upstream elevation to get an idea of how long it will be until you start seeing wading windows during periods of generation. That has been anywhere from 628-625 but anywhere in the lower 620's should yield good wading opportunities.
Remember its not just Center Hill to watch for... Great Falls (on TVA site as well) is feeding water into Center Hill that has to be dealt with too. Great Falls has been spilling until further notice. On average, I believe Bob Snead told me the water takes about 4 days to travel that distance which coupled with Center Hill's depth is why its so cold.