Archive for KLPW – Boating and Related Improvements

Canoe Say Fun On The Water?

Enjoy an Occoneechee Canoe Paddle this Saturday, May 25th from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Experience Occoneechee State Park from a different perspective, as you paddle around the shoreline of Buggs Island Lake. The park staff will provide instruction and all paddling equipment needed: canoe, paddles, and PFDs. Please wear proper clothing and closed-toe water … Read more

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NC WILDLIFE MAKES MOVE TO LOCK OFF PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS ON KERR LAKE

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

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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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HAPPY NEW YEAR & YES IT’S STILL LOW TIDE AT KERR

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

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HIGH WATER RECEDING – COME ON TO KERR LAKE & CAMP!

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

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