[tkwalker]

Originally Posted by Doc Marshall

Can someone explain exactly what the "channels" in a reservoir are? I have a vague understanding but it's always been a bit of a mystery to me...

Doc, In river based reservoirs that are navigable water ways (Via interstate commerce and a 13 foot depth must be maintained by the Corps of Eng.) The lakes of Cordell Hull, Old Hickory, Cheatham and so on fall under this category.

Basically it is the original river bed before the lake was formed ... This is very apparent in the upper end of Old Hickory where the basic river bed has not changed much except got deeper. It is more of a pipe line with little back water ... You will find a lot of current in outer edges of a bend as well as back eddy's .. Same holds true for Cheatham Lake below Old Hickory Dam and the others ...

You will find the different current conditions throughout the length of the lake .... Hope this helps ... <'TK><