Emptying a reservoir

In this video, the length of time needed to empty the flood pool at a reservoir is examined by looking at the downstream regulating gage. This video looks at two reservoirs on the White River system, Bull Shoals and Norfork. These reservoirs are operated according to Method A principles and are governed by the flooding that is occurring downstream. Topics in this video include how are reservoirs operated, how is a flood pool used, flood storage at a reservoir, why is the reservoir so full, why is a reservoir so full, why is a dam so full, why does it take so long to empty a lake, why does it take so long to empty a dam, how do dams work, how do reservoirs work, how are dams operated, what controls releases from dams.