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Old 09-10-2017, 02:23 PM
 
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Three days ago, I noticed that water was being let out of Lake Johnson into a spillway. I didn't think anything of it, but we live right on Lake Johnson (the smaller/unpaved side) and I just saw how low the water is. On one end, t's basically all mud with a few puddles (and truck tires).

Today I was at Lake Wheeler and there was a sign about low water levels. I saw this on the web too:

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Lake Wheeler Boat Ramps Exposed

Attention Boaters: Lake Wheeler water levels are extremely low. Ramps are exposed and we encourage all vessels to use caution. Launching at your own risk. For more information or most up to date status please contact Lake Wheeler Park.
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I was wondering if maybe they were letting water out due to the possibility of Irma hitting us? I'm new to the area so I don't know if this is normal or not.
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Old 09-10-2017, 05:02 PM
 
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Three days ago, I noticed that water was being let out of Lake Johnson into a spillway. I didn't think anything of it, but we live right on Lake Johnson (the smaller/unpaved side) and I just saw how low the water is. On one end, t's basically all mud with a few puddles (and truck tires).

Today I was at Lake Wheeler and there was a sign about low water levels. I saw this on the web too:

:::::::
Lake Wheeler Boat Ramps Exposed

Attention Boaters: Lake Wheeler water levels are extremely low. Ramps are exposed and we encourage all vessels to use caution. Launching at your own risk. For more information or most up to date status please contact Lake Wheeler Park.
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I was wondering if maybe they were letting water out due to the possibility of Irma hitting us? I'm new to the area so I don't know if this is normal or not.
Maybe. They drained a lot of retention ponds down this way last week because of the storm.
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Old 09-10-2017, 05:56 PM
 
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The ponds on my property are also low right now. We haven't had a lot of rain the last month or so and it was pretty hot. Just part of our yearly cycle.
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Old 09-11-2017, 08:37 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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we camped at Falls this weekend an the water level was extremely low.
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Old 09-11-2017, 10:12 AM
 
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Old 09-11-2017, 11:00 AM
 
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Picked up some trash from the shoreline. Going to grab some garbage bags and continue after lunch.
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Old 09-11-2017, 01:28 PM
 
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I was out in the boat last week on Falls and water levels were normal. They must be draining worrying about storms.

The boat ramps are always a good indicator of water levels.
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Old 09-11-2017, 08:06 PM
 
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Yeah, they drain all the lakes ahead of storms where they are expecting a lot of rain. One of the main reasons that many of these lakes exist is flood control. The risk of not having enough storage to hold back extra water flow is deemed worse than the risk of them not filling back up again in case of drought. As always, though, it's a risk, and this part of water management is basically just playing the odds.
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Old 09-12-2017, 08:42 PM
 
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Nice, those comparison photos are aligned and scaled almost perfectly. Impressive
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Old 09-13-2017, 05:22 AM
 
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Nice, those comparison photos are aligned and scaled almost perfectly. Impressive
Sure was
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