Tuttle Creek Lake expected to begin small water releases as level approaches all-time high

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to start small releases of water from the outlet works over the next three days.

During a press conference on Tuesday, Tuttle Creek Operations Manager Brian McNulty said the releases will range from a couple thousand cubic feet per second, to 5,00 CFS. As of Tuesday morning, Tuttle Creek Lake reached 1133.21 feet, which means the lake is three feet from capacity. This puts the lake at 92 percent capacity. McNulty says they also have more room downstream, with Waverly, Missouri being their target point. Riley County Emergency Management Director Pat Collins told reporters they’ve reached the third level of the emergency management response, with his office now actively set up in a 24-hour Emergency Operations Center, located at the Manhattan Fire Department headquarters.

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