Wolf Creek Inundation Maps Now Available Online
April 5, 2007, Maps showing possible flooding that could occur in the event of a break at Wolf Creek Dam are now available online, announced U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon.
“These maps should be accessible to residents who would be affected by a break at Wolf Creek Dam,” said Gordon. “Residents need to know if their property would be affected by flooding.”
The maps, which show an estimate of flooding based on three failure scenarios at Wolf Creek Dam, are available online at www.lrn.usace.army.mil/WolfCreek/maps_online.htm and through Gordon’s Web site at www.house.gov/bart.
Residents can also view the maps in person at the following public libraries:
• Clay County Public Library, 116 Guffey St., Celina,
• Justin Potter Library, 101 S. First St., Smithville,
• Charles Ralph Holland Memorial Library, 205 W. Hull Ave., Gainesboro,
• Gorham MacBane Library, 405 White St., Springfield,
• Smith County Public Library, 215 N. Main St., Carthage,
• Edward Ward Carmark-Sumner County Public Library, 658 Hartsville Pike, Gallatin,
• Martin Curtis-Hendersonville Public Library, 116 Dunn St., Hendersonville,
• Fred A. Vaught Memorial Library, 211 White Oak St., Hartsville,
• Lebanon-Wilson County Public Library, 108 S. Hatton Ave., Lebanon,
• Mt. Juliet-Wilson County-Harvey Freeman Memorial Library, 2765 N. Mt. Juliet Road, Mt. Juliet.
In January, the Corps lowered water levels on Lake Cumberland and began a $300 million rehabilitation on Wolf Creek Dam to combat seepage that has persisted throughout the dam’s 54 year history. Corps officials say the repair work could take seven years to complete.
Lake Cumberland is the largest reservoir east of the Mississippi River. While the Corps stresses that the dam is in no immediate danger of failure, officials estimate flood damage could top $3 billion if a break were to occur.
