Road to recreation area of Fayette closed as water is pumped from D.C. Rogers Lake
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A road to pair of lakes will remain closed as crews work to lower the water level at one of them.
Because of significant rainfall, Peters Lake was closed on June 1, while D.C. Rogers Lake closed on June 4. A Tuesday morning social media post from the City of Fayette says the Department of Natural Resources
The post says Peters Lake empties into D.C. Rogers Lake and that D.C. Rogers Lake needs to be lowered by 5-7 inches.
“Thank you to the Army Core of Engineers for providing two, 16″ pumps which pull 7,000 gallons per minute to assist in strategically meeting the requested water levels,” the post says. “The pumps are operating on the west side of the dam, with two 16″ pipes lying across the road. They are releasing excess water around and beyond the wingwall outfall repair project.”
The road to the recreation area is closed because of the placement of the lines, the post says. The water level is being lowered “to prevent further erosion of the wing wall outlet repair project. The erosion was caused by the massive release of storm water on June 1st,” the post says.
The wing wall project was about 45% done before the rain started, the post says. The city says water levels at the lake are decreasing.