Archive for KLPW – Boating and Related Improvements
NC WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION TO INSTALL LOCKED GATES ON KERR RAMPS – Hibernia NCWRC ramps are first. In a time when many are questioning, if not confused by, increased government intervention in many of the daily mainstream aspects of citizen life, here comes another blow to personal freedoms. Kerr Lake started filling in 1952. Boat … Read more
Continue Reading →HIGH WATER ALERT High water, not Hiawatha is returning in a big WAY. Recent rains, some torrential, are swelling the flood pool of John H Kerr Reservoir. At about 307 feet above mean sea level, and that’s 7 feet above the normal full pool level, Kerr Lake is likely to rise almost another 2 feet … Read more
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Leave a Comment (0) →Happy and pretty dry New Year from Kerr Lake. Kerr Lake is suffering from chronic low tide. The lake went down in September and has remained uncustomarily low around the 294-foot level for about four months. Normal lake level is 300 feet above mean sea level. You can see from the attached USACE graph that … Read more
Continue Reading →The water is receding along the shores of Kerr Lake, hitting a high at a little over 305 feet above mean sea level, with full pool normal being at 300 ft. This morning the water, which is rapidly receding was less than 304.5 ft. That said, US Army Corps of Engineers reports no significance loss … Read more
Continue Reading →Writing this notice may help bring rain to Kerr Lake, but the water level or lack thereof bears watching if you’re planning a camping or day trip. The water is approaching the 295-ft level, which is down 5 feet from the normal full pool level of 300 feet (above mean sea level). At Kerr Lake a … Read more
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