Drought Precautions Taken On Three Alabama Power Lakes

By Katie Bolton

Dry conditions this winter, which are forecasted to continue over the next few months, have affected streams that feed Alabama Power reservoirs.

To help Alabama Power lakes reach summer levels later this year, the company sought and received approval from the Army Corps of Engineers to temporarily store water at higher-than normal levels on three reservoirs: Weiss and Logan Martin lakes on the Coosa River, and at Lake Harris on the Tallapoosa River.

Here are the approved, temporary lake level variances:These temporary variances are designed to take advantage of winter and spring rains to store additional water and improve the chances that Alabama Power’s reservoirs on the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers can reach full summer pool.

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