| TABLE OF CONTENTS | ToC | |
| COVER | Cover | |
| ABSTRACT | Abstract | |
| HISTORY AND OWNERSHIP | 1 | |
| Stratton Dam | 1 | |
| Algonquin Dam | 1 | |
| DESCRIPTION OF CHAIN OF LAKES | 2 | |
| DESCRIPTION OF STRATTON DAM | 2 | |
| DESCRIPTION OF ALGONQUIN DAM | 11 | |
| OPERATION OBJECTIVES | 16 | |
| GAGING | 17 | |
| STRATTON AND ALGONQUIN OPERATIONS | 23 | |
| Rainfall Snowmelt Events At Winter Pool | 26 | |
| Winter Operations / Ice Jams | 27 | |
| Rainfall Events At Summer Pool | 30 | |
| Fish Ladder Operations | 31 | |
| OPERATIONS MODELLING | 31 | |
| Rainfall-Runoff Model | 31 | |
| Unsteady Flow-Routing Model | 32 | |
| FLOOD WARNING PLAN | 34 | |
| LOW FLOW OPERATIONS | 35 | |
| TRANSITION TO SUMMER POOL | 36 | |
| WINTER DRAWDOWN | 36 | |
| EMERGENCY OPERATIONS DAM BREACH | 37 | |
| BOATING RESTRICTIONS | 39 | |
| LOCAL INPUT TO OPERATIONS | 39 | |
| PERMITS AND APPROVALS | 39 | |
| RECENT IMPROVEMENTS TO OPERATIONS | 40 | |
| WORK YET TO BE PERFORMED | 40 | |
| REFERENCES | 40 | |
| LIST OF FIGURES | | |
| FIGURES | FIG. | |
| 1: Storage in Chain of Lakes | 1 | |
| 2: Plan View of Stratton Lock and Dam | 2 | |
| 4: Stratton Dam Spillway | 4 | |
| 5: Downstream End of Stratton Dam Fish Ladder | 5 | |
| 6: Downstream Side of Stratton Dam Sluice Gates | 6 | |
| 7: Stratton Dam hinged Crest Gate | 7 | |
| 8: Cross Section of Stratton Dam Sluice Gate | 8 | |
| 10: Cross Section of Stratton Hinged Crest Gate & Broad Crested Weir | 10 | |
| 11: Cross Section View of Generic Hinged Crest Gate | 11 | |
| 12: Cross Section of Algonquin Hinged Crest Gate and 0gee Spillway | 12 | |
| 13: Plan View of Algonquin Dam | 13 | |
| 14: Algonquin Dam Spillway | 14 | |
| 15: Algonquin Dam Hinged Crest Gate | 15 | |
| 16: Operational Constraints | 17 | |
| 17: Gaging in Southern Portion of Watershed | 21 | |
| 18: Gaging in Northern Portion of Watershed | 22 | |
| 19: Flow Duration Curves | 24 | |
| 20: Partial Duration Series for Algonquin Gage | 26 | |
| 21: Partial Duration Series for Algonquin Gage (1916-2008) | 27 | |
| 22: Ice Jams and Flood Flows | 29 | |
| 23: Flow Chart for Flood operations at Stratton Dam | 33 | |
| TABLES | Tab. | |
| 1: Stratton Lock and Dam Control Works | 1 | |
| 2: Summary of Hydraulic Conditions and Discharge Equations for Different Flow Regimes at Stratton Dam Control Structures | 7 | |
| 3: Algonquin Dam Control Works | 11 | |
| 4: Summary of Hydraulic Conditions and Discharge Equations for Different Flow Regimes at Algonquin Dam Control Structures | 12 | |
| 5: Fox River Stream Gaging Stations (Current) | 18 | |
| 6: Fox River Stream Gaging Stations (Historical) | 19 | |
| 7: Stage/Elevation Relationship for Various Gages | 19 | |
| 8: Annual Discharge Frequency Distributions for Select Gages | 24 | |
| 9: Season Precipitation Frequency Distributions for 24-Hour Storm Period and Recurrence Intervals of 2 to 100 Years | 26 | |
| 10: Months in which Flood Events have Occurred at the Algonquin Gage (1916-2007) | 26 | |
| 11: Ice Jams and Flood Flows | 28 | |
| 12: Summer Pool Flood Events since 1939 | 30 | |
| 13: Flood Warning Stages along the Fox River | 35 | |
| 14: Fox River Water Withdrawls | 36 | |
| 15: Dam Breach Analysis For Stratton And Algonquin Dams With Hinged Crest Gates - Peak Stage | 37 | |
