Entergy Arkansas Lowers Lakes in Anticipation of Rain

By ArkansasOnline

LITTLE ROCK — Although up to seven inches of rain is in the forecast for the Hot Springs area, Entergy Arkansas, Inc. officials report that the water level situation is under control on Lakes Ouachita, Hamilton, and Catherine, according to an Entergy Arkansas press release.

Entergy said that for several weeks they have been coordinating efforts with the Corps of Engineers to reduce lake levels to accommodate unusually high quantities of incoming rain.

Entergy, which operates the dams that control the levels of lakes Hamilton and Catherine, said that they reduced the two lakes’ levels Wednesday to the bottom end of the normal summertime operating range, which allows the level to vary by one foot on Lake Hamilton and two feet on Lake Catherine.

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