Remmel to Rockport Saturday

[CaptDan]

Friend is wanting to drive up from Texarkana Saturday to float does anyone know if Remmel will be releasing.

[Cowper]

Maybe, maybe not...

The weekly newsletter says "yes", but it also said they would be releasing today at 3600, which they did not. To be fair, the newsletter also includes this:

Disclaimer: This message was provided as a public service by Entergy Arkansas, Inc. There is no guarantee that actual releases or lake level projections will occur as described. We do our best to plan our operations and to accurately communicate those plans, however system conditions are subject to change at a moment's notice and we may not always be available to communicate those changes in a timely fashion.

The "worst case" scenario would be if they have a problem with one of the generators. if that is the case, they may continue at 2400 cfs for the rest of the week.

I would recommend checking to see what they do tomorrow (Friday). If the release comes in at 3600 cfs, then there would be a good chance of a 3600 release on Saturday. If they go 2400 cfs again tomorrow, that should be taken as a sign that the weekend release may also be at the lower level.

I don't keep records on this, but my general perception has been that they often get the lakes to the desired level one or more days sooner than the published schedule. If that happens, we will see only minimum or sporadic releases from that point on.

[CaptDan]

Thanks for the information. The drive is close enough to take a chance.

[CaptDan]

If anybody wants a ride up river I will be at the ledge at 11:00

[Renee H]

I may try to make it, but I was thinking maybe closer to noon.