Swimming in Area Lakes/Rivers? (park, historic, state)

[Brian]

Originally Posted by hiknapster

People swim at Melton Lake? Is that the place where they warn about eating the catfish? Does that place actually have a beach? I thought it was for boaters, only?

Catfish in Melton Lake? Maybe that's why the lake was often least-populated? They did have a small area for swimmers to play in. I don't recall of any beach over there - around the lake was full of grass/weeds.

[hiknapster]

Originally Posted by Brian

Catfish in Melton Lake? Maybe that's why the lake was often least-populated? They did have a small area for swimmers to play in. I don't recall of any beach over there - around the lake was full of grass/weeds.

Yup. I checked to make sure that I wasn't thinking of a different place. I google earthed it. That's the place that has the warnings not to eat the catfish. Personally, I wouldn't swim in any water even remotely close to Oak Ridge, or downstream from there, either.

[jibanez]

"Personally, I wouldn't swim in any water even remotely close to Oak Ridge, or downstream from there, either"

I think I can guess, but still I'll ask: Why not?

We're looking at a property in that area, so any warnings about the environment there would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Julio

[NJDevil]

If the words nuclear, atom bomb, radioactive, fusion and multicharged ions don't scare you, go ahead, swim near Oak Ridge.
ORNL Physics Division

[RamblinRoseRanch]

lol, land o' the three eyed fish!

There are signs all over the waterways around Oak ridge telling people not to get in the water or eat the fish. :-)

[jibanez]

That's what I was afraid of. Still, that healthy green glow could come in handy during power outages.

Thanks for confirming my suspicions! So I assume nuclear research is still being conducted in the area or does it just take that long to clear up?

Julio

[jibanez]

Scratch that. I just took a good look at the link NJDevil posted. Still active research.

Sweet. That said, if there's concern about the safety of the water, is it a safe area to live in or is indirect exposure going to be a concern?

We have a ten month old and are looking to possibly buy in the area, so reasonable warnings are appreciated!

Julio

[NJDevil]

you may want to do a search in this forum for threads about Oak Ridge. Not sure if any will answer your question, but there's been lots of discussions about the town.

[Beretta]

Originally Posted by jibanez

Scratch that. I just took a good look at the link NJDevil posted. Still active research.

Sweet. That said, if there's concern about the safety of the water, is it a safe area to live in or is indirect exposure going to be a concern?

We have a ten month old and are looking to possibly buy in the area, so reasonable warnings are appreciated!

Julio

Consider yourself reasonably warned.

[Tenn SR]

Just wonder if anyone knows of any swimming areas near Maryville - my grandkids loved to swim and can't find anything close by except I think it was called Loudon still don't know the area yet. Sorry about that. Also, I thought you couldn't swim in Tellico unless you lived there. Any info would be appreciated.