What is the purpose of the Master Water Control Manual?
A.1 The operations at each federal reservoir managed by the Corps are described in a Master Water Control Manual, which includes Water Control Manuals for individual waterbodies. The individual manuals typically outline the regulation schedules for each project, including operating criteria, guidelines and rule curves for varying conditions as well as specifications for storage and releases from the reservoirs. The individual Water Control Manuals also outline the coordination protocol and data collection, management and dissemination associated with routine and specific water management activities such as flood control operations or drought contingency operations.
