Lake level's are rarely at full pool by May 1st but two feet below the five year average is a bit unusual. To be fair, there hasn't been a lot of rain and Ameren has not been generating much power, none at all in fact for the last week of the month. So why are lake levels staying low?
This is an interesting condition actually. With flow through the dam steady at about 3500 cfs, and a total average inflow of 10,000 cfs from various sources to the lake itself, we should be seeing a steady, if not small rise in lake levels. One would surmise that the usual water sources such as the Niangua River, Osage River and various springs must be in a low flow condition.
