Tenkiller level suddenly stable

There’s something new happening at Lake Tenkiller today – a stable water level. After water releases of 3,500 to 3,700 cubic feet per second the previous 24 hours, that has slowed to a trickle this morning.

The Elite Series anglers haven’t fished on anything but falling water since they got here for practice, nor has anyone else on Lake Tenkiller since the water level peaked at 663.67 feet above sea level on June 27. The lake level dropped almost 10 feet over the last 22 days at a steady rate of half-a-foot a day. It will be interesting to see how the bass react under suddenly stable water conditions.