locally released norepinephrine binds to alpha 1 receptors in arterioles to restrict blood flow and generally to increase blood pressure.
Friday (9/9). Spillway gates will be opened at 10 a.m. Monday (9/12) to release 1,000 cubic feet per second through the spillway, which runs from the lake to the Lackawaxen River. The release rate will be increased gradually to 2,000 cubic feet per second, and held at that level.
There were no dams controlling the outflow of Clear Lake between 1868 and 1914. Cache Creek Dam is designed to release water at 21,000 cubic feet per second (cfs). However, Cache Creek can deliver less than 4,700 cfs when Clear Lake is at 11 feet Rumsey.