Broken Bow Lake Floodgates Opened To All Time High

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has opened the floodgates at Broken Bow Lake to an all time high Monday morning.

Broken Bow Lake has risen 10 feet in the past 24 hours. Early Monday morning it was less than 3 feet from the top of the spillway.

The corps to KSLA, the CBS affiliate in Shreveport, Louisiana it opened all 8 gates to 1 foot at 3 a.m. and 2 feet at 7 a.m.  They are now at 3 feet, which is higher than ever before and will no doubt create major flooding downstream.

Valliant Emergency Management advises people to be prepared for flooding downstream and also suggests people abandon flood prone areas immediately.

Beaver's Bend State Park has been evacuated and State Highway 259A has been shut down because of the rising water, according to the park's assistant manager Mike Willeby.

Back in May, 13 people, including 3 children, were trapped in a 2-story rental cabin near Broken Bow. They were all rescued safely by boat.

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