Here’s what it looked like at Norfork Dam today. Each gate is open a half of a foot. The total spillway and hydropower release is just above 10,000 cubic feet per second. This is a non-damaging release. The peak rainfall runoff from Tropical Storm Cristobal poured into the reservoir around 32,000 c.f.s. Without the dam, flows downstream would be roughly 3 times higher. Six White River Basin lakes are operated together as a system to reduce the frequency and severity of floods. These lakes are Be