Pomme de Terre Reservoir to increase water releases temporarily

Kansas City District, Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Published Jan. 24, 2022
Overhead view of the Pomme de Terre Dam. Pomme de Terre Lake is located in the rugged, tree covered hills of the west central Missouri Ozarks on the Pomme de Terre River. The Pomme de Terre Project was authorized by Congress in 1938 as part of a comprehensive flood control plan for the Missouri River Basin. Project Planning was initiated in 1947 and actual construction began in 1957. The lake was completed in 1961 at a cost of $14,946,784.

Overhead view of the Pomme de Terre Dam. Pomme de Terre Lake is located in the rugged, tree covered hills of the west central Missouri Ozarks on the Pomme de Terre River. The Pomme de Terre Project was authorized by Congress in 1938 as part of a comprehensive flood control plan for the Missouri River Basin. Project Planning was initiated in 1947 and actual construction began in 1957. The lake was completed in 1961 at a cost of $14,946,784.

Pomme de Terre Reservoir will conduct a test release starting on February 14, 2022, by ramping up water releases to 1,500 cubic feet per second then increasing to 3,500 cfs early in the morning on February 15.  The test release will continue at 3,500 cfs into Feb. 16 and start the ramp down process by the end of that day.  The test release is in conjunction with work being done to update the Pomme de Terre Reservoir Water Control Manual.

If weather conditions do not allow the work to be completed, the test release will shift later in the week of February 14 or the week of February 21. 

The public is encouraged to exercise safety on and near the water.  Lake level and release information can be obtained from the Corps website at http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Locations/Water-Management/.

For additional information, contact the Kansas City District Public Affairs Office at (816) 389-3486.


Contact
Kansas City District Public Affairs
816-389-3486
cenwk-pa@usace.army.mil
Kansas City, Mo.

Release no. 22-002