Lake Martin Topics: Where is our six inches?
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Name:   PC Al The author of this post is registered as a member - Email Member
Subject:   Where is our six inches?
Date:   7/19/2006 4:54:18 PM

As a pet peeve of mine, I have posted a couple of times on this subject, but don’t get much response. My problem is: I would like to know why the people at the dam never let the lake go to what they call full pool = 490 feet. If you will look back at the lake levels, I believe it reached 489.5 about five days and has been lower than that the rest of the time. We could sure use that extra six inches right now. As a matter of fact, that 6 inches at full pool would probably be seven or eight inches at this level. All other lakes on the Alabama Power system reach full pool except Martin. Sure, we don’t need it most of the time, but in 2000 and again this year, it would have been nice to start the drought with the lake six inches higher than what it was. This is a cause we could all rally around. Flood control is one thing, but Lake Martin never, never ever floods. I don’t think it has even reached 490 feet since the drought of 2000. Who do we get to answer this question/ potential problem? Give us our extra six or eight inches in early spring until we see what kind of summer we are going to have.
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The lake is now down 2 feet - SandyCreekman - 7/19/2006 12:41:52 PM
     The lake is now down 2 feet - MotorMan - 7/19/2006 12:44:04 PM
          more like Her Wishes. - Feb - 7/19/2006 12:46:09 PM
          no doubt the higher "power" - SandyCreekman - 7/19/2006 1:28:29 PM
               no doubt the higher "power" - ot - 7/19/2006 1:33:34 PM
                    right... - SandyCreekman - 7/19/2006 2:54:56 PM
                         Where is our six inches? - PC Al - 7/19/2006 4:54:18 PM
                              great point...you're right - SandyCreekman - 7/19/2006 6:43:39 PM
                                   great point...you're right - Osms - 7/19/2006 8:08:17 PM
                                        perhaps, but... - SandyCreekman - 7/20/2006 7:38:01 PM
                              What we can all do - Carnac - 7/20/2006 8:26:27 AM
                                   other lakes? - HappyCamper - 7/20/2006 9:24:07 AM
                                        other lakes? - roswellric - 7/20/2006 9:39:06 AM
                                   Great points - PC Al - 7/20/2006 10:45:13 AM
                                        Great points - roswellric - 7/20/2006 11:14:07 AM
                                        Great points - BigFoot - 7/20/2006 11:31:05 AM
                              Where is our six inches? - LifeTime Laker - 7/20/2006 11:40:33 AM
                                   You have bad info - Carnac - 7/20/2006 1:41:38 PM
                                        You have bad info - LifeTime Laker - 7/20/2006 5:03:42 PM
                                             Still incorrect - Carnac - 7/20/2006 6:51:56 PM
                                                  Still incorrect - LifeTime Laker - 7/20/2006 7:33:56 PM
                                                  great info - SandyCreekman - 7/20/2006 7:47:20 PM
                    Not much satisfaction now.. - greycove - 7/20/2006 1:00:12 PM
                         Not much satisfaction now.. - Aardvark - 7/20/2006 8:13:39 PM


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