[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR208.28]



[Page 132-133]

 

                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

 CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                 DEFENSE

 

PART 208_FLOOD CONTROL REGULATIONS--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  208.28  Foss Dam and Reservoir, Washita River, Oklahoma.



    The Bureau of Reclamation shall operate the Foss Dam and Reservoir 

in the interest of flood control as follows:

    (a) Whenever the reservoir level is between elevation 1652.0, top of 

conservation pool, and elevation 1668.6, top of flood control pool, the 

flood control discharge facilities shall be operated under the direction 

of the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in 

charge of the locality, so as to reduce as much as practicable the flood 

damage below the reservoir. All flood control releases shall be made in 

amounts which, when combined with local inflow below the dam, will not 

produce flows in excess of bankfull on the Washita River downstream of 

the reservoir. In order to accomplish this purpose, flows shall not 

exceed an 18.0 foot stage (3,000 c.f.s.) on the USGS gage on the Washita 

River near Clinton, Oklahoma, river mile 447.4, or an 18.0 foot stage 

(6,000 c.f.s.) on the USGS



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gage on the Washita River near Carnegie, Oklahoma, river mile 353.9.

    (b) When the reservoir level exceeds elevation 1668.6, top of flood 

control pool, releases shall be made at the maximum rate possible 

through the river outlet works and uncontrolled spillway and continued 

until the pool elevation recedes to elevation 1668.6 when releases shall 

be made to equal inflow or the maximum release permissible under 

paragraph (a) of this section, whichever is greater.

    (c) The representative of the Bureau of Reclamation in immediate 

charge of operation of the Foss Dam shall furnish daily to the District 

Engineer, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in charge of the 

locality, on forms provided by the District Engineer for this purpose, a 

report, showing the elevation of the reservoir level; number of river 

outlet works gates in operation with their respective openings and 

releases; canal outlet works, municipal outlet works and uncontrolled 

spillway releases; storage; tailwater elevation; reservoir inflow; 

available evaporation data; and precipitation in inches. Normally, one 

reading at 8:00 a.m. shall be shown for each day. Readings of all items 

except evaporation shall be shown for at least three observations a day 

when the reservoir level is above elevation 1652.0. Whenever the 

reservoir level rises to elevation 1652.0 and releases for flood 

regulation are necessary or appear imminent, the Bureau representative 

shall report at once to the District Engineer by telephone or telegraph 

and, unless otherwise instructed, shall report once daily thereafter in 

that manner until the reservoir level recedes to elevation 1652.0. These 

latter reports shall reach the District Engineer by 9:00 a.m., each day.

    (d) The regulations of this section insofar as they govern use of 

the flood control storage capacity above elevation 1652.0 are subject to 

temporary modification in time of flood by the District Engineer if 

found desirable on the basis of conditions at the time. Such desired 

modifications shall be communicated to the representative of the Bureau 

of Reclamation in immediate charge of operations of the Foss Dam by any 

available means of communication and shall be confirmed in writing under 

date of the same day to the Regional Director in charge of the locality, 

with a copy to the representative in charge of the Foss Dam.

    (e) Flood control operations shall not restrict releases necessary 

for municipal-industrial and irrigation uses.

    (f) Releases made in accordance with the regulations of this section 

are subject to the condition that releases shall not be made at rates or 

in a manner that would be inconsistent with emergency requirements for 

protecting the dam and reservoir from major damage or inconsistent with 

safe routing of the inflow design flood.

    (g) All elevations stated in this section are at Foss Dam and are 

referred to the datum in use at that location.



[26 FR 6982, Aug. 3, 1961]