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G&S
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Lake Water Level
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7/15/2004 10:01:48 AM
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Does anybody have any idea why the lake level is going down so rapidly at this time of the year? We just purchased a home on the lake and am concerned that the level hasn't reached the full power level yet. Are they already lowering it? With so much rain I can't imagine a water shortage is the issue.
Please help me understand this!!!
G&S
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BAJ
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Lake Water Level
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7/15/2004 12:00:32 PM
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Is that five feet at the bank? Because if you're worried about boating, the depth out where the end of your dock will be is more important.
We have about three feet, probably a little less, at the shoreline, but at the end of the dock, it's more than eight feet, which has always been enough in the summer (except for the droughts of 1986 and 2000.)
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Actually, the level is about average for this time of year. If you go to the main LakeMartin.com page, water level and click on "more info", you can see a graph with levels for the past 2 years, plus current.
Also, Full Pool = 490.0 MSL (Mean "Average"Feet Above Sea Level)
Full pool is the highest normal level before flood stage.
I don't understand that to necessairly be the average daily level. I have been here for about 7 years and rarely has it remained at 490 for more than a few days at a stretch. During high pool in the summer, it usually stays near 489.
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roswellric
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Uhhh...
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7/15/2004 3:15:41 PM
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Surprised you purchased before knowing that... If you don't mind my asking did you use a Realtor? BTW- LM has a very stable water level curve. The trick is having enough water at the end of your dock - if its a "floater"- and if you want to use your boat in the early spring and fall
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stratman
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Lake Water Level
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7/17/2004 5:10:32 PM
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I don't know why.....but Alabama Power always starts to drop the water level after July 4th.
It doesn't make sense to me either. I don't understand why they don't wait until after Labor Day.
But.....that's just part of living on the lake.
I think it is about 12" vertical inches down now and it will continue to drop unless we have some kind of monsoon.
Oh well....I'm just glad we have a floating pier....it helps a lot!!
Stratman........: )
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BAJ
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7/20/2004 11:46:03 AM
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Keep in mind that APC's reasons for lowering the lake are not governed by recreational needs, atl least not initially. From a boater's view, it might make sense to release no water until Labor Day. But July and August are months of heavy power use, and to generate power, water must flow over the turbines, and that water must come from the lake, etc. Also, when it's hot and dry up here it's also hot and dry downstream, which means that water is also evaporating from the Alabama River at a faster rate. As the water evaporates, the river lowers, and the barges have trouble navigating. So, to keep the river navigable (and commerce flowing) water must be released from the dam.
So while you're right in saying that, from a recreational point of view, it makes more sense to keep as much water as possible ubtil after Labor Day, you're forgetting that recreation is no higher than third on the APC priority list.
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Island Camper
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Lake Water Level
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7/20/2004 12:21:42 PM
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That's crazy. Recreation should be #1 on everybody's list.
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lamont
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7/20/2004 12:29:40 PM
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I agree. I only demand power when I am at the lake on weekends. You fulltimers should be able to survive the weekdays with no power to accomodate us weekenders. You all are so selfish. And another thing, tell those dang boats to take their commerce elsewhere. We don't need no dam commerce messing up my weekends.
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roswellric
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Lake Water Level
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7/20/2004 2:17:29 PM
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:>)
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LifeTime Laker
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Lake Water Level
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7/20/2004 3:15:31 PM
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Funny!!
But I disagree with BAJ, I think it is probably a little lower than priority #3. But just be glad rule curve has changed since it's inception. When the lake was engineered, it was estimated that the level may fluctuate as much as 50-60 ft., and the lakebed was clear cut to accomadate that much. One description of the banks after clearing was that 'it looked like it was ready to be planted and cultivated'.
And some complain about the current 10-12ft.
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LukeSkywalker
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Speaking of which...
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7/20/2004 9:50:53 PM
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We're about due for another "major draw down" in the next 5-10 years. Some work was done on the top of the dam a couple of years ago, but they'll have to drop it sometime in the next few years to perform the Corps assessments and analyses.
I think it will be cool to see it down 25-30 feet again.
But not for too long, I hope.
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LifeTime Laker
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Speaking of which...
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7/22/2004 10:57:35 AM
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Actually I am surprised that noone has challenged me on this. To bad. I was gonna have fun proving my point. But the work that was done on the top of the dam had nothing to do with the draw down. Actually there were two different projects. One was to replace all of the 'arches' over the gates and the other was the bedrock tiedowns which were drilled from the top of the dam.
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