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 Why do we need close the
lakes periodically?
The lakes are typically only restricted
to No-Wake when required for:
A) Maintenance purposes (e.g. South Lake
in 2008, and mid lakes in winter of 2008-2009). This will either be for
very low water levels or when shoreline stabilization (compaction and/or
vegetation growth) is required.
B) High lake level after a period of
extremely heavy rain (notionally >6 inches over spillway)
Maintain your boat at no-wake speed if you are
instructed to do so by a LOK Communication Broadcast or if there is a
NO-WAKE buoy floating at the west end of the lakes. This is to avoid
property damage, either in shoreline maintenance zones or under/around
docks (as was experienced in 2007). With the spillway modifications made
in the spring of 2008, the duration of a damaging high water level
(notionally >6 inches over spillway) is not expected to last more than
1-3 days. This is a rare event.
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