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greycove
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Some observations on lake use
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9/30/2008 10:11:30 AM
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We were out this past Sunday. Was a beautiful day, little breezy, but in the mid 80s. Very few boats at 2 pm in afternoon. Handful at the rocks. You know, we talk about wanting year round water, but would folks really use the lake after Labor Day? Seems most folks have moved on to other activities and don’t use the lake though we have water. I find this puzzling since we have an almost “free” month or two of lake use.
Question is why? Kids back in school? Water too cool? Gas prices? Football games? Would be interested in thoughts from other forum users.
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waterbaby
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Some observations on lake use
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9/30/2008 11:16:55 AM
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We have an inboard/outboard that has to be winterized, otherwise we would use our boat year round. We go to Auburn football games like many others, but there are 6 other days of the week left. The cooler months are great for boating. Yes, our little kids want to swim, but we could bribe them onto the boat with candy in the winter months. We went ot the lake this weekend and felt like we owned it! Like you said, a few at the rock, but that was it. Water was calm and still warm enough to swim.
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4PAR
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Some observations on lake use
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9/30/2008 11:24:18 AM
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We rode some Saturday and Sunday and I'm not going to complain at all about the lack of traffic. It's nice to be able to ride with the water nice and smooth for a change.
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BamaBob3
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Some observations on lake use
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9/30/2008 11:32:48 AM
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Life! Usually by this time the water is much lower too. I thought I was going to take a dip after cutting the grass Saturday. I got ankle deep and went inside and took a shower...it's cooled off considerably although I may put the wave runner in once more before winterizing it.
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John C
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Some observations on lake use
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9/30/2008 11:47:10 AM
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my personal record for swimming in the lake is late October. Maybe with all this water and warm weather I can beat that in 08.
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AUCATZ
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Water Temp
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9/30/2008 12:21:50 PM
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Sunday morning the water temp around StillWaters was 79. That's a bit too cool for some.
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MartiniMan
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Some observations on lake use
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9/30/2008 12:21:57 PM
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I like the idea of higher water levels for a couple of reasons: First, for those of us that have homes on a slough it would give us year round water which would increase usability and property values. Second, it will reduce the volatility during drought years such as what we experienced last summer.
I think having winter pool at 485' would still allow reasonable maintenance on docks and seawalls. I also don't think it will necessarily increase winter boat traffic but it would in the fall and spring. In normal years I am done by early October but this year I can be on the lake until the end of the month. I was also able to float my boat much earlier this year which was nice.
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water_watcher
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Some observations on lake use
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9/30/2008 7:41:09 PM
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I am all for higher winter water levels. Anything above 480 would be great for me and should allow most, if not all, plenty of down time to work on docks.
I wanted to comment on John C that said 79 water temp is cool for some ... I am sure this is correct and don't doubt it a bit. But I used to live in upstate NY and their is a natural lake in the foothills of the Adirondacks call Lake George. A very big lake. You could not even swin in the lake before July 4th and the water temps would be in the mid to upper 60's. Sometimes by mid August it would get up to 70 to 74 .... but that was about as high as it ever got.
But there were parts of the lake 600 to 800 feet deep as well.
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Hawks Nest
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Some observations on lake use
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9/30/2008 8:03:36 PM
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I'm one of those other 3 boats on the lake. Everybody get outta my way.
Summer is fun with the kids, but fall/winter is nice for us aging kids.
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Aardvark
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Some observations on lake use
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9/30/2008 8:30:24 PM
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My kids don't seem to mind cold water. Sometimes it is a struggle to keep them out of the water in the middle of winter. They don't go deep, but they have a blast wading in the shallows. Strangely, my parents think that it is funny, although I seem to remember never being allowed near the water in the winter at my kids age.
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John C
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hey water watcher
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9/30/2008 9:59:19 PM
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it wasn't me that said 79 was too cool. 79 is nice. when the air temp is 85, water is 79, that's the whole point IMO.
but I am no polar bear.
maybe I will go for a halloween swim and record the temp for my own posterity. I am sure my kids would not hesitate.
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Rooster
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Some observations on lake use
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10/1/2008 10:34:25 AM
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I vote for 485 wp, even though 486.5 is the last I get to my dock. I could still fish a little. Very back end of Manoy Creek and at 480 we can step across the stream we have. Fall and early winter is a great time to be on lake. As everyone says, no traffic, see plenty of deer, and the fall colors are out of this world.
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water_watcher
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hey water watcher
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10/1/2008 1:27:55 PM
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I agree 79 is a good temp ... refreshing. I don't like it in the summer when it feels like bath water.
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Pier Pressure
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hey water watcher
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10/1/2008 1:53:10 PM
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Went swimming last weekend, was very refreshing. My son didn't get too cold either. Water temp will drop soon. I have been skiing in December on the Alabama River, but I wouldn't leisure swim. I also dive when the water is cold, but thats with a 5mil wetsuit, and it isn't recommended in that cold of water.
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GhostFleet
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hey water watcher
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10/3/2008 1:57:16 PM
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I did a two-hour dive on the old Kowaliga bridge Tuesday afternoon. My dive computer recorded 75 degrees throughout the dive. There was no noticable thermocline to 48 feet. Divers two weekends ago recorded 80 degrees so the temperature has dropped five degrees in two-weeks. Usually the coldest we see in late winter is 49 to 50 degrees.
By the way I didn't hear a single boat motor the entire time I was diving.
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