Posts Tagged #kerr lake level
“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
Continue Reading →Tags: #KERR LAKE, #kerr lake level, #kerr lake park watch, #kerrlake, #kerrlakeparkwatch, #nc division of state parks, #ncstaterecreationareas, #qrrplan, #usarmycorpsofengineers, #watercontroversy, kerr lake campgrounds, kerr lake flooding, kerr lake nc state recreation areas
Posted in: KLPW - N C State Recreation Areas, KLPW - US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, KLPW - WATER RELATED
Leave a Comment (0) →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
Continue Reading →Tags: #KERR LAKE, #kerr lake level, #kerrlake, #kerrlakecampgroundsflooding, #kerrlakefloodcontrol, #kerrlakeparkwatch, #qrrplan, #usace, #usarmycorpsofengineers
Posted in: KLPW - Boating and Related Improvements, KLPW - Corps of Engineers Campgrounds, KLPW - US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, KLPW - WATER RELATED
Leave a Comment (0) →Within the past several months, Kerr Lake Park Watch has received several online messages, a few emails and even a phone call about whether the average full pool level of Kerr Lake is going to be upped by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The simple answer is “no.” Those who contacted Kerr Lake Park … Read more
Continue Reading →The waters of Kerr Lake are still rising here on Monday night, just four nights away from one of the biggest camping, picnicking, boating and grilled foods weekends of the year, the extended Memorial Day Weekend. With rains pouring in again this evening, there’s a good chance that the level of Kerr Lake will rise … Read more
Continue Reading →“I remember the first time an out-of-state visitor asked me about high and low tides at Kerr Lake. I laughed until I cried.” Comment from Kerr Lake Park Watch’s Frank Timberlake, who offers this information about the tide going up this weekend at Kerr Lake. “We’ve had an update from the US Army Corps … Read more
Continue Reading →