tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1010066116280232789.post8718289007675462412..comments2019-12-23T19:32:37.788-08:00Comments on Twin Buttes Reservoir: South Pool Nearly DrainedPEU Report/State of the Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10269683860174947542noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1010066116280232789.post-19329237914053369082013-06-27T22:03:30.370-07:002013-06-27T22:03:30.370-07:00Oh, sorry, i was off a bit on drawing the graph. O...Oh, sorry, i was off a bit on drawing the graph. On the graph, to get the best estimate, draw a line back from the day the new gauge started to the point ~May 10th at 1888.24. Then, if you continue back and down you will estimate the level the day the pumping started. My estimate came out to roughly 1886.5. Then, connect from there back to when the gauge bottomed out at 1888 back around April 1st. Remember, 1886.0 is the realistic dead pool level, not 1885, so it appears there was only 6 inches to spare! I guess they did get some rise, but now it looks like they are feeding it quickly to Nasworthy and the atmosphere from the recent drop back to 1888 today! Mike from Austinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1010066116280232789.post-31213316105682607972013-06-27T21:30:57.518-07:002013-06-27T21:30:57.518-07:00Shortly after you contacted the bureau to inquire ...Shortly after you contacted the bureau to inquire of the inoperable gauge, USGS obviously installed a lower reading gauge on the North Pool. Now the bureau's website is likely still hooked up to the old, powered down gauge. It's amazing the bureau doesn't know they have a new gauge there. Here is the data you need in the USGS link at the bottom of this post. First, erase the flatline at 1888. Then, take the May measurement you got, 1888.24, and plot that at about May 10 or 11. Then connect the dots. I appreciate what you do and like your blog. I'm pretty sure it was your contact with them that actually got them to install a new gauge so quickly! Here in the Austin/hill country area it's lakes Travis and Buchanan that will be approaching the Jan 2012 Fifty year low next week. Visit http://waterdatafortexas.org/reservoirs/statewide and you'll see that we are both in the same basin (Colorado) Praying for rain for you! ...Mike <br /><br />http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/tx/nwis/uv/?cb_00062=on&format=gif_default&period=123&begin_date=2013-05-03&end_date=2013-06-27&site_no=08131200Mike from Austinnoreply@blogger.com