Manhattan Fire Chief Scott French says the 1126 foot point is the trigger for daily briefing and planning meetings between area emergency services officials and the Army Corps of Engineers. There is no need to evacuate at this time, that information will be made readily available should it be deemed necessary. The lake is currently at 73 percent of its flood pool capacity and the Army Corps of Engineers has no plans to release water that would exceed river bank bounds any time soon, according to Public Works Director Rob Ott.

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