Lake Okeechobee Topics: Draw down, etc.
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Name:   MythBuster The author of this post is registered as a member - Email Member
Subject:   Draw down, etc.
Date:   7/10/2007 12:08:02 PM

"parts of lake martin are not as deep as parts of lake Mitchell." That's genius at work! Of course parts of Martin are shallower than parts of Mitchell. And parts of Mitchell are shallower than Martin. Usually it depends on how far from shore you are; one foot from the Martin shore is far shallower than the middle of Mitchell. Explain how that matters?

The big picture is volume; here are some facts:

LAKE MITCHELL: 147 miles of shoreline. 5,850 acres in the lake. Height of dam: 106 feet.

LAKE MARTIN: 750 miles of shoreline. 40,000+ acres in the lake. Height of dam: 168 feet.

Can you see how Lake Mitchell is a much smaller lake, and therefore contains less water? And how taking the same amount of water from two lakes of differing size is NOT equitable, since their volumes are different?

Eyeballing those numbers, I'd guess that Lake Martin has about eight times the volume of Lake Mitchell; therefore, "fair" would mean taking eight times as much water from Martin. (Somebody who actually likes math can crunch the numbers and give us the real volumes of the lakes.)
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OTHER LAKES TO FILL - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 8:55:27 AM
     OTHER LAKES TO FILL - skiantique - 7/10/2007 9:01:16 AM
          OTHER LAKES TO FILL - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 9:07:17 AM
               OTHER LAKES TO FILL - skiantique - 7/10/2007 11:06:42 PM
          DO YOU WORK FOR APCO? - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 9:10:32 AM
               Two words... - LifeTime Laker - 7/10/2007 10:18:24 AM
                    Two words... - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 10:30:05 AM
               Lake Mitchell, etc. - Osms - 7/10/2007 10:18:28 AM
                    Lake Mitchell, etc. - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 10:35:08 AM
                         Draw down, etc. - Osms - 7/10/2007 10:48:09 AM
                              Draw down, etc. - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 11:32:38 AM
                                   Draw down, etc. - MythBuster - 7/10/2007 12:08:02 PM
                                        Draw down, etc. - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 2:17:50 PM
                                             Draw down, etc. - MythBuster - 7/10/2007 4:40:51 PM
                         We already had this discussion - MythBuster - 7/10/2007 11:50:03 AM
                              We already had this discussion - PC Al - 7/10/2007 2:26:49 PM
                                   We already had this discussion - MythBuster - 7/10/2007 4:45:13 PM
                              You don't know what ROR means - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 2:26:50 PM
                                   You don't know what ROR means - boataholic - 7/10/2007 2:34:09 PM
                                        You don't know what ROR means - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 3:17:59 PM
                                   You don't know what ROR means - MythBuster - 7/10/2007 4:52:06 PM
                                        AND YOUR POINT IS??????? - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 5:06:56 PM
                                             YOU ARE RIGHT ON!!!! - LifeTime Laker - 7/10/2007 5:37:33 PM
                                             Nice language. - MythBuster - 7/10/2007 6:31:27 PM
                                                  I have to Say --- - Feb - 7/10/2007 6:50:42 PM
                                                       I have to Say --- - Clearwater Marine - 7/10/2007 10:39:39 PM
                                                       Thank-You, feb! (NT) - Ulysses E. McGill - 7/11/2007 10:12:08 AM
                    You are so right....! - Ilovelkmartin - 7/10/2007 11:00:41 AM
                         Please explain... - LifeTime Laker - 7/10/2007 11:12:44 AM
     Here's why - roswellric - 7/10/2007 11:26:21 AM
          Here's why - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 11:34:35 AM
               Here's why - raysea - 7/10/2007 2:54:37 PM
                    Different lakes - LifeTime Laker - 7/10/2007 3:33:02 PM
                         Different lakes - Kizma Anuice - 7/10/2007 5:10:06 PM
                              Yep.... - MythBuster - 7/10/2007 6:30:53 PM
                              Different lakes - boataholic - 7/11/2007 7:23:28 AM
                                   Hmmmm.... - roswellric - 7/11/2007 8:25:36 AM
                                        Hmmmm.... - boataholic - 7/11/2007 1:47:08 PM
                                             Hmmmm.... - roswellric - 7/11/2007 3:35:29 PM
                                                  Hmmmm.... - BigFoot - 7/11/2007 4:27:26 PM
                                             LMAO - LifeTime Laker - 7/11/2007 5:14:51 PM
                                                  LMAO - roswellric - 7/11/2007 7:21:25 PM


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