Posts Tagged #usarmycorpsofengineers
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on May 20, 2020
“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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Posted in: KLPW - N C State Recreation Areas, KLPW - US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, KLPW - WATER RELATED
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on May 7, 2020
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
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on February 10, 2020
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
Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on November 12, 2019
From the US Army Corps of Engineers, here’s a list of the upcoming approved and permitted fishing tournaments on Kerr Lake. When we receive another update, we will post that as well. John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir Special Events List Permit Dates Organization Event Type Boats Staging … Read more
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Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on October 7, 2019
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
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