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took an evening trip to DR only to find out that the water level was down even lower than my last trip. the water is down to the end of the ramp. you can walk to what use to be the island thats across from the boat landing. did manage to launch and get around to a few spots only to put a skunk in the boat. wt 83*,saw a lot of gar rolling on top. oh well better luck next time
Everything i heard has said that it will be down for up to 2 years. Also heard that it was closed to boat traffic now. Somebody told me that they didnt want any boats out on the lake and that the GW reserved the right to ticket people found on the lake.
I see nothing but dry land when I past that back cove on 64.
Attachment 134832Attachment 134832hope i got this right as i'm trying out my new phone. A land bridge to the island across from the boat launch. The water appears to be down about 6'. A good time to take some pictures or maybe plant some structure
Exactly Right take pics of the structure it will come in handy big time next spring
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@ Chasing Ghost-Atlas Shrugged, great book. Perhaps your sig should say "Who is John Gault?"
I could have done that... but I blended the "movement" with the magic
Terrific pictures - thanks for posting those. I left VA in 2010 and miss it a lot - it's really neat to see my old fishing grounds like that.
Full pool is 26' or 27'. I rode by there this afternoon and found the lake level off the bottom of the new depth gauge affixed to the end of the dock--probably at about 19.5'.
NN Waterworks is working on two separate problems at DR. The one that could take 2 years involves the spillway--but this project will only cause the lake to be 2' below full pool. The second problem is malfunctioning equipment at the pumphouse. Basically, they have a drain valve that is stuck in the partially "open" position and they can't stop the leak. (If they called Jim.B, this could have been fixed weeks ago! :peacesmile) According to a NNWW staffer, this problem, will be solved much sooner than the spillway and then the level will be able to move up from -7.5' to -2'.Quote:
Originally Posted by chbarnha
There were no signs and nothing stopping someone from launching this afternoon. Should you launch was a better question than are you allowed to launch. The end of the cement ramp is covered by only a couple of inches of water. Beyond that, there are loose rocks and (I'm told) a fairly steep drop-off. These are the making of lost lights and tags and a complete hang-up with a large rock wedged under your trailer. If you try it, take a helper. A winch could come in handy, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by chbarnha
Fished from my kayak there Sunday I saw the GW parked at the ramp when I pulled out. Didn't get a single crappie plenty of gars though.