Lake Martin Topics: Surprised about the level rise from the rain
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MartiniMan
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Surprised about the level rise from the rain
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12/1/2016 3:22:34 PM
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Lake Martin and its watershed are in the Piedmont Physiographic province. Soils at the surface are sandy clays and clayey sands versus the soil you see in Montgomery. Neither are very good at absorbing significant amounts of rainfall like you would see with sandy soils, even in the midst of a drought. But it's still true that it will hold more water than you would see during periods of normal rainfall. Just didn't think it would be that much different. However, your point about other surface water features holding the water rather than discharging it to streams that feed the Tallapoosa is a good one. Most won't discharge until the water level gets to the height of the spillway or pipe so that is a lot of storativity.
Regardless, I am still disappointed in the lack of increase in water levels but that's just whininess on my part. :-)
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