Update – Lowering Level of Lake Monticello to Repair Levee – Video
August 30th, 2017 by Joe BurgessThe drain is traveling through a 4 foot pipe spillway underneath the levee. It travels to Hunger Run Creek, Henley Creek, to Hudgens Creek, and then to the Saline River.
According to ETC engineers, spillway is releasing around 50,000 gallon/minute. Also, there are approximately 54,000,000 gallons of water in the top 1 inch of like Monticello, based on its approximate 20 acre size.