HK wrote:
wrote:
On Oct 15, 10:06 am, "Don White" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water
levels are
way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.
Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.
What's the impact on boating?
Good thing Waylon doesn't boat much. Shouldn't affect him.

Is Lanier a man made lake?



Looks like it is the result of a riverbed widened into a lake, but I
don't know. Not a place where I'd care to boat. It's a reservoir, which
means it also serves as the area's freshwater supply. Nothing quite like
letting people boat, crap and dump garbage in your drinking water.

What's the difference between fish crap and people crap?

HK wrote:
D.Duck wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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wrote:
On Oct 15, 10:06 am, "Don White" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water
levels are
way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.
Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.
What's the impact on boating?
Good thing Waylon doesn't boat much. Shouldn't affect him.
Is Lanier a man made lake?


Looks like it is the result of a riverbed widened into a lake, but I
don't know. Not a place where I'd care to boat. It's a reservoir,
which means it also serves as the area's freshwater supply. Nothing
quite like letting people boat, crap and dump garbage in your
drinking water.

Kinda like the Great Lakes. Drank Chicago water for over 50 years and
never had a problem.



You mean, other than the extra nose growing out of your arm?


We have a nice, deep, drilled well for our drinking water. I have it
tested once a year. Crystal clear, clean and free of contaminants.

Your aquifer is the Chesapeake Bay and the Patuxet River. Sewage dumping
grounds for humans and fish. In fact I think I'll go take a leak in the
Patuxet, it is only about a mile from my home.

wrote:
On Oct 15, 10:41 am, wrote:
On Oct 15, 10:13 am, wrote:





On Oct 15, 10:06 am, "Don White" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
...
CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water levels are
way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.
Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.
What's the impact on boating?
Good thing Waylon doesn't boat much. Shouldn't affect him.
Is Lanier a man made lake?
Yes, it's dammed. It's big, though, 900 miles of shoreline, at least
when it was full, it's down about 12' now. The good thing is it's
deep.- Hide quoted text -

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So then you must agree it is OK to alter the course of nature in order
to serve the growing human population?


Beavers do it why can't we?

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HK wrote:
wrote:
On Oct 15, 10:06 am, "Don White" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

...

CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water levels
are
way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.
Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.
What's the impact on boating?
Good thing Waylon doesn't boat much. Shouldn't affect him.

Is Lanier a man made lake?



Looks like it is the result of a riverbed widened into a lake, but I
don't know. Not a place where I'd care to boat. It's a reservoir, which
means it also serves as the area's freshwater supply. Nothing quite like
letting people boat, crap and dump garbage in your drinking water.

What's the difference between fish crap and people crap?

Size?

Chuck Gould wrote:
On Oct 15, 7:44?am, wrote:
So then you must agree it is OK to alter the course of nature in order
to serve the growing human population?- Hide quoted text -


Careful, that statement is getting pretty close to recognizing the
possibility that a growing human population *could* "alter the course
of nature".

Why is that a bad thing? Isn't just the evolution of humans? We didn't
come out of the caves to build cities and then have to return to the
caves. Progress Chuck, its progressive.

wrote:

You've made many many statements here especially when it comes to
large corporations raping the land of finite resources, and
polluting.


It it weren't for your demands those corporations wouldn't be "raping
the land of finite resources." Have you stopped using petroleum based
products? Have you stopped using buildings built with iron and steel?

On Oct 15, 7:01 pm, "JimH" ask wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

news




Jack Redington wrote:
HK wrote:
CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water levels
are way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.

Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.

What's the impact on boating?

While I no longer boat on Lanier, from the news many ramps are closed. At
the present time that lake is about 12 below full pool. At least that was
the last time I checked. Projections do not look good.

Georgia has been in drought conditions all of this year. Spring rains
were slight and every month has been a short. So it is not really news
anymore. Lanier has several problems when rain is short. For one the
drainage basin is small for a lake it's size. And about 6 million people
in the Atlanta area depend on it. There is also the fact this this lake
is under the Army Corps managment. At present they are letting out about
twice the amount of water that is coming in. This has alot to do with the
tri-state water war that has been going on since I have been here (about
10 years)

The Corps has stated that they are keeping the discharge rate as it is to
protect some shellfish that need it in in Florida. That being where the
water hit the ocean. Alabama also uses/needs this water. Thus the
tri-state angle on the water resources war.

As far as impact on boating - Some ramps are closed and there are
hazzards to navigation that would not normally exist. But that is what
happens when water gets lower them normal.

If you are really interested:

http://lanier.sam.usace.army.mil/Pre...07_BoatersCaut...
Capt Jack R..

I was looking earlier for a current aerial or low satellite photo of the
lake, but then I was distracted by work. With all the dead marine life now
on the edges of the lake, there must be an insect and rat problem.

I don't pay attention to Atlanta weather patterns. Is there a winter rainy
season? If not, then the city may be reduced to Homeland Security bringing
in water trucks.

Not from our Lakes.........the Great Lakes.....the largest amount of fresh
water in the world and quite a resource for the Canadians and Americans
living close enough to enjoy the Lakes.

Let Lanier dry up. After all, it is nothing more than a recreational
lake.........correct?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Could you please do a little research before you make such ignorant
statements?
Here, I'll get you started:
http://lanier.sam.usace.army.mil/

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/met...mber_1016.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Lanier

On Oct 15, 6:41 pm, HK wrote:
Jack Redington wrote:
HK wrote:
CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water levels
are way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain soon,
a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.

Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.

What's the impact on boating?

While I no longer boat on Lanier, from the news many ramps are closed.
At the present time that lake is about 12 below full pool. At least that
was the last time I checked. Projections do not look good.

Georgia has been in drought conditions all of this year. Spring rains
were slight and every month has been a short. So it is not really news
anymore. Lanier has several problems when rain is short. For one the
drainage basin is small for a lake it's size. And about 6 million people
in the Atlanta area depend on it. There is also the fact this this lake
is under the Army Corps managment. At present they are letting out about
twice the amount of water that is coming in. This has alot to do with
the tri-state water war that has been going on since I have been here
(about 10 years)

The Corps has stated that they are keeping the discharge rate as it is
to protect some shellfish that need it in in Florida. That being where
the water hit the ocean. Alabama also uses/needs this water. Thus the
tri-state angle on the water resources war.

As far as impact on boating - Some ramps are closed and there are
hazzards to navigation that would not normally exist. But that is what
happens when water gets lower them normal.

If you are really interested:

http://lanier.sam.usace.army.mil/Pre...07_BoatersCaut...

Capt Jack R..

I was looking earlier for a current aerial or low satellite photo of the
lake, but then I was distracted by work. With all the dead marine life
now on the edges of the lake, there must be an insect and rat problem.

I don't pay attention to Atlanta weather patterns. Is there a winter
rainy season? If not, then the city may be reduced to Homeland Security
bringing in water trucks.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Harry, there is a winter rainy season, but being a La Nina year, they
are predicting below average precip, plus the lake is SO low that it
would take exceptional rainfall to make up the defecit. Add to that
the Governor is trying to get the army corp to quit releasing so much
water to support some fresh water mussel in FL and a small coal fired
power plant. The total release is 600 to 900 million gallons per day.
The sad part is that the downstream reservoirs are used Alabama, and
they have no rationing!

On Oct 15, 7:34 pm, "JimH" ask wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
news Jack Redington wrote:
HK wrote:
CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water levels
are way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted rain
soon,
a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.

Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with dead
shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.

What's the impact on boating?

While I no longer boat on Lanier, from the news many ramps are closed.
At the present time that lake is about 12 below full pool. At least
that was the last time I checked. Projections do not look good.

Georgia has been in drought conditions all of this year. Spring rains
were slight and every month has been a short. So it is not really news
anymore. Lanier has several problems when rain is short. For one the
drainage basin is small for a lake it's size. And about 6 million
people in the Atlanta area depend on it. There is also the fact this
this lake is under the Army Corps managment. At present they are
letting out about twice the amount of water that is coming in. This has
alot to do with the tri-state water war that has been going on since I
have been here (about 10 years)

The Corps has stated that they are keeping the discharge rate as it is
to protect some shellfish that need it in in Florida. That being where
the water hit the ocean. Alabama also uses/needs this water. Thus the
tri-state angle on the water resources war.

As far as impact on boating - Some ramps are closed and there are
hazzards to navigation that would not normally exist. But that is what
happens when water gets lower them normal.

If you are really interested:

http://lanier.sam.usace.army.mil/Pre...07_BoatersCaut...
Capt Jack R..

I was looking earlier for a current aerial or low satellite photo of the
lake, but then I was distracted by work. With all the dead marine life
now on the edges of the lake, there must be an insect and rat problem.

I don't pay attention to Atlanta weather patterns. Is there a winter
rainy season? If not, then the city may be reduced to Homeland Security
bringing in water trucks.

Not from our Lakes.........the Great Lakes.....the largest amount of
fresh water in the world and quite a resource for the Canadians and
Americans living close enough to enjoy the Lakes.

Let Lanier dry up. After all, it is nothing more than a recreational
lake.........correct?

First and foremost, I believe, it is a reservoir.

Bottled water.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Apparently unlike you, we like to bathe too.

On Oct 15, 7:53 pm, "JimH" ask wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
m...
JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
newsLqdnUOpmOY9cY7anZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d@comcast. com...
Jack Redington wrote:
HK wrote:
CNN had a feature on Lake Lanier this morning. Apparently water
levels are way, way down, and if there isn't some serious protracted
rain soon,
a goodly portion of Georgia will be facing drought.

Meanwhile, the video showed the shorelines of the lake line with
dead shellfish and fish, left behind as the water receded.

What's the impact on boating?

While I no longer boat on Lanier, from the news many ramps are
closed. At the present time that lake is about 12 below full pool. At
least that was the last time I checked. Projections do not look good.

Georgia has been in drought conditions all of this year. Spring rains
were slight and every month has been a short. So it is not really
news anymore. Lanier has several problems when rain is short. For one
the drainage basin is small for a lake it's size. And about 6 million
people in the Atlanta area depend on it. There is also the fact this
this lake is under the Army Corps managment. At present they are
letting out about twice the amount of water that is coming in. This
has alot to do with the tri-state water war that has been going on
since I have been here (about 10 years)

The Corps has stated that they are keeping the discharge rate as it
is to protect some shellfish that need it in in Florida. That being
where the water hit the ocean. Alabama also uses/needs this water.
Thus the tri-state angle on the water resources war.

As far as impact on boating - Some ramps are closed and there are
hazzards to navigation that would not normally exist. But that is
what happens when water gets lower them normal.

If you are really interested:

http://lanier.sam.usace.army.mil/Pre...07_BoatersCaut...
Capt Jack R..

I was looking earlier for a current aerial or low satellite photo of
the lake, but then I was distracted by work. With all the dead marine
life now on the edges of the lake, there must be an insect and rat
problem.

I don't pay attention to Atlanta weather patterns. Is there a winter
rainy season? If not, then the city may be reduced to Homeland
Security bringing in water trucks.
Not from our Lakes.........the Great Lakes.....the largest amount of
fresh water in the world and quite a resource for the Canadians and
Americans living close enough to enjoy the Lakes.

Let Lanier dry up. After all, it is nothing more than a recreational
lake.........correct?

First and foremost, I believe, it is a reservoir.

Bottled water.

Well, I don't much like Atlanta, but I don't have contempt for it. I do
like the Georgia coast.

Now, Texas...that's another matter. What an awful place.

I don't have any contempt for Atlanta either.............but the water is
ours, not theirs. Believe me, this is becoming more and more of an
issue.......with Canada in the mix also as they have an equal stake on the
fresh water held in those Great Lakes.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Holy cripe! Are you really saying that because you live in proximity
of a body of water, that only those in that proximity is entitlted to
use it?? What IS that proximity for use, anyway? You do realize that
the water to fill those lakes comes from a long, long ways away via
watershed, don't you? Further, you may or may not realize that the
water comes primarily from rain. Who does this rain belong to?