Lake Drawdown

[BillK]

Progress Energy has had Lake Tillery down this month to do floodgate repairs. Usually they drawdown every 5yrs, but they are going a year early. Getting a few repairs done on the dock - adding supports to SeaDoo lift, replacing a few pilings and adding some skirting around the dock. These pictures are before I have started any work. All the things that look like gravel on the lakebed are freshwater clam shells. It's like walking on a shell covered beach in some places. It is down about 10ft, they did a pretty good job of clearing Lake Tillery when it was built, in the deeper water they left the trees standing.

 

[David M]

What would cause those cross members to snap and how did you dredge to get your boat to the lift?

 

[L. Keith]

Good time to get a metal detector and go looking for rings, jewelry, tools and other items near the docks, boat launches and beaches.

 

[BillK]

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What would cause those cross members to snap and how did you dredge to get your boat to the lift?

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Not sure on the cross members - that a dock is around the corner - they probably rotted through, that dock is at least 25yrs old.

There has never bean any dredging that I know of in our cove. The lake bottom is clay, silt tends to run in at the back of coves like ours. The propwash from backing the boat out of the slip tends to keep the silt out of the slip. You can dredge, but it requires a permit and is fairly expensive.

 

[bobalong]

This would be a good photo op. Drive your truck down and park it in a slip. Or put a ski rope behind a truck with a skier, life jacket and boots, standing in the water OR ?

 

[Prospective]

It occurs to me that if they would drain Narragansett Bay every year I could just leave blocks under my boat in my slip and not have to worry about hauling it each season.

 

[David M]

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Originally posted by Prospective

It occurs to me that if they would drain Narragansett Bay every year I could just leave blocks under my boat in my slip and not have to worry about hauling it each season.

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And just think of all the white patent leather shoes, belts, fake gold chains and puka shell necklaces you could pick up to keep from fouling your props the next season.

 

[floydsfloat]

I'm not sure it's dredging if you just get down there with some buddies with shovels while the water is down???

 

[Prospective]

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Originally posted by KiDa

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Originally posted by Prospective

It occurs to me that if they would drain Narragansett Bay every year I could just leave blocks under my boat in my slip and not have to worry about hauling it each season.

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And just think of all the white patent leather shoes, belts, fake gold chains and puka shell necklaces you could pick up to keep from fouling your props the next season.

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Now that's hittin' below the white patent leather belt!

 

[rduhon]

Down here they drawdown some lakes to kill exotic plants and weeds that are not native to La.
And they kill off non native fish also.

 

[BillK]

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I'm not sure it's dredging if you just get down there with some buddies with shovels while the water is down???

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Your right, and that's been know to be done -- but if you get a backhoe out there you would get attention pretty quick.

We are starting to see some Hydrilla in the lake, that is bad stuff. Mostly we have water willow around the lake, which is considered good.