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posted on 1-22-2007 at 03:01 PM

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posted on 1-22-2007 at 05:27 PM

Just
got the news off of YAHOO about the Dam and the lake level hope it's not a Dry summer

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070122/ap_on_re_us/dangerous_dam

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posted on 1-22-2007 at 05:29 PM

The AP story is being carried by dozens of newspaper and sources in the US and is crossing into Canadian and some foreign publications.

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posted on 1-22-2007 at 06:45 PM

Lake Cumberland will still be one of the largest lakes east of the Mississippi River. This needs to be injected into the news. Also the Corps should relax ATV rules while the lake is down. The potential for great riding along the lake at low levels would be a very good attraction. In fact it might be some of the best riding east of the Mississippi. Do I think our "rulers" will be progressive? Nope this is Kentucky..........Southforkwally

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posted on 1-22-2007 at 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by southforkwally
Lake Cumberland will still be one of the largest lakes east of the Mississippi River. This needs to be injected into the news. Also the Corps should relax ATV rules while the lake is down. The potential for great riding along the lake at low levels would be a very good attraction. In fact it might be some of the best riding east of the Mississippi.
Southforkwally

I couldn't agree more. Good points.

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posted on 1-22-2007 at 07:19 PM

Just saw the story on WLEX

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posted on 1-22-2007 at 07:23 PM

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Wally,I could not agree with you more, this is a great opportunity to allow people to experience something that may never happen again, it is a shame to waste the opportunity, FAUBUSH

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posted on 1-22-2007 at 08:40 PM

New York Times carried the AP story on their website today. Be interesting to see if there's an article in tomorrow's print addition.

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posted on 1-22-2007 at 08:50 PM

I think it would be an excellent idea to open the lakebed up to ATVers. Just replace the boats with ATVs, maybe keep them below 700 ft or so. This could bring in a lot of tourists and money.

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 12:43 AM

Wally though I rarely agree, and most just agree to disagree on many things with you, I will be the first to say AMEN to the relaxing the "OPERATION KILL JOY" AKA "OPERATION ONE MANS MISSION''. I understand the point that KDFW isnt in the offroad business, and therefore they cant regulate what goes on. i.e. license, insurance, etc etc but now seems like one Helluva time to get involved and get on the band wagon for them like so many of ORV's are doing.

"The DIFFICULT I can do right away; The IMPOSSIBLE will take a little longer!"

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 12:46 AM

BTW,
Offroad truck custom built, not counting personal man hours, $6,500
First offroad driving award, courtesy the KDFW, approx. $200.00
Knowing that I can drive an hour down the road and give another community my money, PRICELESS.

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 12:51 AM

15 minutes of fame

On WDTN (ch.2) in Dayton the lake level story made the news...

The video looked to be taken from the road that leads onto the Burnside state park...

The video showed what appeared to be a houseboat sitting on the shoreline some where close to the marina.

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 08:30 AM

I so glad we have this site to keep us informed, because if we only had the Cincinnati news. I would be driving to the lake in fear of losing everything.

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 09:01 AM

Reminder: Check the first post in this thread for updated and added links.

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 09:04 AM

Hey Roadfixer1 saw the same news cast . . . can't belive it's the same lake

I just wonder how low things are around Faubush area ? does anyone have any updated pictures ? ? Just wondering where I'll be able to put my boat in ?

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 09:24 AM

Here is one that appeared in ABC news

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2813580

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 01:30 PM

It was just on the local Atlanta news at noon. They had probably 5-6 pics of dry creeks. Russell County, Ky was the Headline

"Many would loose their lives if the dam were to burst"

...was one of the comments.

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 02:12 PM

Seems to be a lot of wrong information and rumors floating around. Well maybe "floating around" is not the right terminology here. Anyway, someone told me several stations in OH are reporting a 45' drop in lake level. They do not say it has already dropped 35' from summer pool. People are freaking out up north and rightfully so. The media is creating a panic.
These bonafide members of the OH Navy were ready to come and get their boats out of the mud..... if they could find a ramp open.

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 02:50 PM

All these news stories and not a single picture that I have seen... Does ANYONE have any pictures? I have never seen the lake this low. I wasnt even alive in '77...

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 03:45 PM

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All these news stories and not a single picture that I have seen... Does ANYONE have any pictures? I have never seen the lake this low. I wasnt even alive in '77...

It was lower on this date last year than it is presently.

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 04:30 PM

Actually, the level of the lake has been higher this January -- so far -- than January's low level in many years.

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 07:39 PM

Party cove

Just wondering if anybody has gone into party cove...

That jump off the cliffs will be a real a$$ ripper for the foreseeable future...

And if theres an anchor with a red plastic coating just hang it in the tree with the swinging rope and I'll pick it up in late march...

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 08:03 PM

I think you could walk back into Party Cove and find it rather easily if it is past the bend near the jump.

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 09:00 PM

In 1977 I drove my Dad's boat through the tunnel that will be visible in the bank up from Burside. I don't know if it was below 680 feet then, but we all got by with less water. But fewer and smaller boats then!

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posted on 1-23-2007 at 09:24 PM

The tunnel is already quite a few feet ABOVE the current lake level --as seen in several photos in the news yeasterday & today.

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