Not Just the Lower Illinois

The Lower Illinois River isn't the only tailgater suffering from low lake levels and limited to non-existent power generation.

John Berry's Fly-Fishing Report: Little generation on White River

"The dissolved oxygen level has dropped below the state minimum standard of six parts per million on the White and North Fork rivers. At Bull Shoals and Norfork dams, the vacuum breakers have been blocked open to allow more oxygen to mix with the water. Trout stocking has been eliminated on the upper North Fork River (above the Ackerman Access)."
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"The big story has been sustained low water on the White River. This is the first time that guides and anglers have seen it this low since the spring flood, and there have been substantial changes in the river bed. Many runs have been filled in and gravel bars have disappeared."