[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: 33CFR208.32]



[Page 134-135]

 

                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.  208.32  Sanford Dam and Lake Meredith, Canadian River, Tex.



    The Bureau of Reclamation, or its designated agent, shall operate 

the Sanford Dam and Lake Meredith in the interest of flood control as 

follows:

    (a) Flood control storage in the reservoir, Lake Meredith, between 

elevation 2941.3 (top of conservation pool) and elevation 2965.0 (top of 

flood control pool) initially amounts to 462,100 acre-feet. Whenever the 

reservoir level is within this elevation range, 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 Canadian River downstream of the 

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

25,000 c.f.s. at the Sanford Dam site or an 8.0-foot stage (75,000 

c.f.s.) on the U.S.G.S. gage on the Canadian



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River near Canadian, Tex., river mile 433.9.

    (b) When the reservoir level exceeds elevation 2965.0 (top of flood 

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

through the flood control outlet works, the river outlet works and the 

uncontrolled spillway and continue until the pool level recedes to 

elevation 2965.0 when releases will 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, or its 

designated agent in immediate charge of operation of the Sanford Dam 

will furnish daily to the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers, 

Department of the Army, in charge of the locality, a report, on forms 

provided by the District Engineer for this purpose showing the pool 

elevation; the number of flood control outlet works gates in operation 

with their respective openings and releases; the uncontrolled spillway 

release; and the municipal outlet works release; storage; tailwater 

elevation; reservoir inflow; available evaporation data; and 

precipitation in inches. Normally a reading at 8 a.m., noon, 4 p.m., and 

midnight, shall be shown for each day. Readings of all items except 

evaporation shall be shown for at least four observations a day when the 

reservoir level is at or above elevation 2941.3. Whenever the reservoir 

level rises to elevation 2941.3 and releases for flood regulation are 

necessary or appear imminent, the representative of the Bureau of 

Reclamation, or its designated agent, shall report at once to the 

District Engineer by telephone or telegraph and, unless otherwise 

instructed, will report once daily thereafter in that manner until the 

reservoir level recedes to elevation 2941.3. These latter reports shall 

reach the District Engineer by 9 a.m. each day.

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

the flood control storage capacity above elevation 2941.3, 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 and its designated agent in immediate charge of operation 

of the Sanford Dam by the best 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, and his designated agent, with a 

copy to the representative in charge of the Sanford Dam.

    (e) Flood control operation shall not restrict pumping necessary for 

municipal and industrial uses and releases necessary for downstream 

users.

    (f) Release 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 

the safe routing of the inflow design flood (spillway design flood).

    (g) The discharge characteristics of the flood control outlet works 

(capable of discharging approximately 22,000 c.f.s. with the reservoir 

level at elevation 2941.3) shall be maintained in accordance with the 

construction plans (Bureau of Reclamation Specifications No. DC-5725 as 

modified by revised drawings and criteria in Designers' Operating 

Criteria, Sanford Dam, dated October 1965).

    (h) All elevations stated in this section are at Sanford Dam and are 

referred to the datum in use at that location.



[31 FR 7751, June 1, 1966]