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Old 06-19-2016, 08:35 AM
 
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Falls Lake is awesome, we boat and wakeboard there multiple times a week.
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Old 06-19-2016, 09:28 AM
 
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One more question, where is the rope swing?
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Old 06-19-2016, 11:55 AM
 
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One more question, where is the rope swing?
there are several. will you be on a boat? which launch ramp?
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Old 06-20-2016, 06:45 AM
 
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One more question, where is the rope swing?
There is a rope swing in the second northshore cove, north of the New Light Road bridge. Someone has actually marked its location if you go to maps.google.com. Entering the cove by boat, the swing is about 500 ft into the cove on the left side.
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Old 06-20-2016, 08:49 AM
 
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There is a rope swing in the second northshore cove, north of the New Light Road bridge. Someone has actually marked its location if you go to maps.google.com. Entering the cove by boat, the swing is about 500 ft into the cove on the left side.
This is basically the most popular one on the lake
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Old 06-20-2016, 09:11 AM
 
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I certainly hope Falls lake is alright. My family and I went boating and swimming in it this weekend. No funky diseases or bacteria growth have been discovered yet
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Old 06-20-2016, 10:09 AM
 
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I don't swim in any local lakes however, they do test the water and will close it if levels are bad. Usually it's in much later in the summer when the water temps really heat up. That said, I'm headed out there today for a few days! I love the lake out there I just don't swim in it!
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Old 06-23-2016, 08:16 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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I don't swim in any local lakes however, they do test the water and will close it if levels are bad. Usually it's in much later in the summer when the water temps really heat up. That said, I'm headed out there today for a few days! I love the lake out there I just don't swim in it!
I'm not a particularly 'careful' or cautious person, and initially thought this no swimming thing was a bit over the top. Today, I read this, and I'm thinking maybe I SHOULD be more cautious.

Brain-eating amoeba suspected in teen's death after visiting Charlotte Whitewater Center | Local News - WYFF Home
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Old 06-23-2016, 09:38 AM
 
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I fish Falls a lot and my boat almost always comes out of the water with a 'Ring around the Collar' and a need to be wiped clean. The lake is still beautiful but the water quality has really taken a hit in the last 10 years or so. I hate it when I hit the lake on a Monday and see all the crap left in the water from the weekend. At least you can see and remove that stuff. It's the pollution you can't see coming from the feeder rivers that scares me the most.
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Old 06-23-2016, 09:47 AM
 
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I'm not a particularly 'careful' or cautious person, and initially thought this no swimming thing was a bit over the top. Today, I read this, and I'm thinking maybe I SHOULD be more cautious.

Brain-eating amoeba suspected in teen's death after visiting Charlotte Whitewater Center | Local News - WYFF Home
Read the article closely, they say that the probability is really low. If you want to be more cautious about it and be consistent, you would have to be cautious about many things going on. Do not drive a car, I am sure the probability to have an accident is way higher. Do not take a plane. Maybe, stay at home and we all be better off (joking).
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