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NO CAKES FROM LITTLE DEBBY FOR KERR LAKE – JUST A LOT OF WATER!

With Tropical Storm Debby heading towards Kerr Lake, officials are predicting that water levels could go as high as 315 feet above mean sea level, before the water level subsides. To put that into perspective, the normal full pool of John H. Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Lake), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is 300 feet … Read more

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Posted in: KLPW - Camping Safety, KLPW - Corps of Engineers Campgrounds, KLPW - MAIN NEWS, KLPW - N C State Recreation Areas, KLPW - US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, KLPW - WATER RELATED, KLPW - Water Safety

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WATER LEVEL AT KERR STABILIZING: Some NC Campsites Being Canceled in Lowest Lying Places

WATER LEVEL PROJECTIONS LOOK GOOD and it looks like Kerr Lake plans for the Memorial Day weekend can go pretty much as planned according to the US Army Corps of Engineers. However, some North Carolina State Recreation Area sites will be lost to higher  than normal lake levels. Several campers have informed Kerr Lake Park … Read more

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AFTER A PANDEMIC SPRING ROBS KERR LAKE CAMPERS, NOW AVOIDABLE HIGH WATER WILL CLAIM MEMORIAL DAY & WEEK FOR MANY

“We have no idea why NC State Parks are closing many of the sites before they hardly open this weekend and next week at the seven state recreation areas on Kerr Lake,” said Kerr Lake Park Watch’s Frank Timberlake.  “And we have no idea why the US Army Corps of Engineers hasn’t started releasing more … Read more

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KERR LAKE CAMPGROUNDS WILL STAY CLOSED IN NC STATE PARKS UNTIL MAY 22 – VA MAY REOPEN FIRST – CORPS?

Campers and park users have been especially eager this spring to get to parks, though socially distanced, masked and armed with hand sanitizer, people want to get out since the Covid 19 pandemic hit our country.  Times are confusing, and while government staff and officials continue to be on parks’ payrolls, getting a park open … Read more

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Posted in: KLPW - Campground Facilities and Improvements, KLPW - Corps of Engineers Campgrounds, KLPW - N C State Recreation Areas, KLPW - Reservation Information

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HIGH WATER ALERT – DEPENDING ON COMING RAINS, KERR IS DESTINED TO GET A LITTLE HIGHER UP ON THE BANKS

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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Posted in: KLPW - Boating and Related Improvements, KLPW - Corps of Engineers Campgrounds, KLPW - US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, KLPW - WATER RELATED

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