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Sep. 19, 2006
By Kelly CaldwellIf you were at Lake Wedowee for Labor Day weekend, you surely noticed how low the lake was. According to Alabama Power Company’s website, the lake level was recorded as 787.8 which was 5.2 feet below full pool. Several boats were beached and several more docks were dry.
The reason, according to Alabama Power, for the lower than normal lake levels was the dry conditions the area has experienced all summer.
“Drought operations were anticipated in mid-May and all hydrogeneration was reduced to conserve water for use later in the year, should it be needed,” the press release said. “Over the past four months, the water released from Alabama Power reservoirs has been reduced to the minimum amounts required by the company’s federal hydroelectric project licenses.”
Lack of rain has played a part in the lower lake levels across the state and since Labor Day the area has received more rain than typical at this time.
As of Sept. 19, the lake level is 789.3 feet, a level the lake has not seen since Aug. 10. While it is still a ways from being at full pool if the rain continues, we might still have several months of playing on the lake. And, it could be worse. Smith Lake near Birmingham is down more than 16 feet as of Sept. 19.
re: Lake levels are a cha- cha- changing
Posted by leigh hollowell Sep. 20, 2006 this is our first year as lake residents and we had" NO " water (4 inches in july) i am saddened that we gave up sooo much for what??????? leigh &craig hollowell