Carlyle Lake expected to crest on Thursday

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Written by Bryan Hunt - Breese Journal Editor

Gulls take advantage of the turbulent waters below the Carlyle Lake dam to feed on Jan. 17. The waters flow into the Lower Kaskaskia River. (Photo by Bryan Hunt)    Information from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on levels at Carlyle Lake showed the pool elevation at 455.12 feet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
    Figures issued this past Sunday morning, had the elevation at 454.33 feet, with the lake expected to crest on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 455.50 feet.
    The figures are feet above mean sea level,
    The tail water elevation was at 425.77 feet and the release rate was at 9,580 cubic feet per second, with an inflow of 23,600 cubic feet per second and no precipitation.
    At 7 a.m. on Jan. 14, the Corps announced that the pool elevation was 452.10 feet, with a release of approximately 8,350 cubic feet per second.
    The inflow was approximately 23,400 day second feet.
    With the precipitation on the ground, the lake was expected to crest at 454 feet on Jan. 18.
    In accordance with their water control plan, the Corps planned to increase their downstream releases to 10,000 cubic feet per second by Jan. 15.
    The record pool stage was 459.8 feet, reached on May 18, 2002.
    On Jan. 16 information on the lake from the Corps of Engineers showed the lake elevation was at 453.55 feet with an expected crest Jan. 18 of 454 feet and the tail water elevation at 426 feet.
    The release rate was 10,000 cubic feet per second, with an inflow on Jan. 15 of 18,670 cubic feet per second, and no precipitation.
    The top of what's known as the flood control pool and the minor flood level is 462.5 feet.
    445 feet is the top of the conservation (normal) pool and where the flood pool begins.
    At 456 feet, Lakeside Restaurant is flooded, along with 400 campsites, 17 township roads, 17 boat ramps, Coles Creek oil wells, and the north end of Hazlet State Park.
    The lake's average depth is 11 feet, and its maximum depth is 35 feet.

Carlyle gets first win with decision over MEL

by Bruce Hixon
for the Breese Journal

Baseline drive — Carlyle senior forward Molly Diekemper dribbles against Metro-East Lutheran in the Lady Indians’ first win of the season last Wednesday at Harriss Gymnasium. Carlyle was victorious 41-37. (Photo by Bruce Hixon)    Their celebration was short-lived, but the Carlyle Lady Indians were finally able to taste victory for the first time this season last Wednesday when they rallied for a 41-37 victory over visiting Edwardsville Metro-East Lutheran. 
    The Tribe had dropped their last 18 decisions since they posted their last win against Dupo in last year’s Class 2A regional semifinal. The streak included their first 17 decisions of the current campaign. Carlyle was unable to post to their first back-to-back victories since they strung together a pair of five-game winning streaks in the 2017-18 season on Thursday when they fell at Nashville 55-13.
    The Tribe will play at Sandoval on Thursday, host Wood River on Saturday and travel to Columbia on Monday. Carlyle is 1-18 on the season.
    Nashville 55, Carlyle 13:  The Lady Indians managed just 19 shots from the field and turned the ball over 26 times as they fell on the road to Nashville last Thursday.
    Molly Diekemper was the lone Carlyle player to crack the scoring column as she scored all 13 of the Tribe’s points with a field goal, three 3-pointers and a pair of free throws.
    Nashville (16-3) raced out to a 31-10 lead by halftime and limited the Tribe to a 3-pointer by Diekemper in the second half.
    Carlyle 41, Metro-East Lutheran 37:  The Lady Indians came from behind in the fourth quarter to post their first victory of the season as they slipped past the visiting Edwardsville Metro-East Lutheran Lady Knights last Wednesday. 
    Carlyle had dropped its last 18 decisions dating back to last season, which included the first 17 contests of this campaign.

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