Last time we went out about 3 weeks ago we went down to the dam area and it
was ok there. Falls is not down as much as the rest but it's down enough
that some ramps are closed and you really need to pay attention. This
happens occasionally around here. We have seen the lakes get low two other
years since we've lived here. Hasn't stopped us from boating though. We're
into water sports so it's usually cooling off by the time the lakes are
really low and that's about when we stop boating anyway. The droughts are
usually because of a dry summer so on the plus side there is less rain to
keep us from boating because of the weather.

"John H." wrote in message
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On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:03:43 -0700, jamesgangnc

wrote:

On Oct 15, 11:07 am, wrote:
On Oct 15, 10:57 am, wrote:

The trouble with your type,
is that you don't think that anything that man can do will have an
adverse affect on the environment

What a dumb statement. You don't know "my type". Here's a clue. I grew
up in the woods and fields and have a 'leave nothing but footprints"
attitude toward my outdoor play. But you just keep up the close minded
stand and you will surely be dismissed by rational people. When was
the last time you took a walk on the beach with your wife and carried
a garbage bag... we carry one as part of our "go bag".... Do you?

Many of the lakes in the southeast are man made and are used for water
supply. There are not that many natural lakes occuring in the
southeast. Most also are used for recreational purposes. All the
lakes I've boated in in NC are man made. Around Raleigh Lake Jordan
and Falls Lake are both man made. As well as Hyco, Mayo, and Wheeler
plus others. On the Roanoke, Philpot, Kerr, and Gaston are all man
made. There has been drought conditions in the southeast above
florida most of the summer and lots of the lakes are down many feet.

My neighbor, who moved up here (DC area) from Raleigh says that Falls Lake
is getting too shallow for boating. Of course, I just bought a new boat
and
am planning (tentatively) to move to the Wake Forest area and use Falls
Lake.

How are the boating conditions down there now?