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Eastern Lake opened
- Thread starter Matt J
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Lake View Too
SoWal Insider
Facts
The Lake will never bust out naturally in a robust way because of the sheer amount of sand that has acrued since hurricane Dennis. Most of the problem is that Dennis pushed a majority of the 500 cubic yards of sand barrier deposited in 2005 into the lakeside mouth of the inlet. This has caused any outbreak, whether manmade or natural , to be severely restricted, and hence, the inlet will never bust out with enough gusto to "repair" itself.
The two issues are (1) the inability of the lake to break out naturally, with enough gusto to insure saltwater backflow, has damaged the ecology of the lake drastically in the space of less than two years. (2) the inability of the lake to break out naturally has forced the DEP to establish a trigger point determined by them that they deemed the point where the lake height is affecting public safety and well being.
The people of the lake who have been working strongly toward correcting this problem feel that removing the sandbar from the mouth of the inlet, that has been obstructing the flow since Dennis, would allow it to flow better.
All of you who cry about let nature do it's thing... where were you when 500 cubic feet of sand barrier was deposited in 2005. You people are a bunch of hypocrits.
The Lake will never bust out naturally in a robust way because of the sheer amount of sand that has acrued since hurricane Dennis. Most of the problem is that Dennis pushed a majority of the 500 cubic yards of sand barrier deposited in 2005 into the lakeside mouth of the inlet. This has caused any outbreak, whether manmade or natural , to be severely restricted, and hence, the inlet will never bust out with enough gusto to "repair" itself.
The two issues are (1) the inability of the lake to break out naturally, with enough gusto to insure saltwater backflow, has damaged the ecology of the lake drastically in the space of less than two years. (2) the inability of the lake to break out naturally has forced the DEP to establish a trigger point determined by them that they deemed the point where the lake height is affecting public safety and well being.
The people of the lake who have been working strongly toward correcting this problem feel that removing the sandbar from the mouth of the inlet, that has been obstructing the flow since Dennis, would allow it to flow better.
All of you who cry about let nature do it's thing... where were you when 500 cubic feet of sand barrier was deposited in 2005. You people are a bunch of hypocrits.
DuneLaker
Beach Fanatic
If left alone, the chances of it opening in a robust way is highly likely. The premature openings hurt this opportunity every time it happens, in addition to being a huge financial drain on the county. There have been sand barriers on this lake and others for decades. If anything, those digging out the lake with abandon in the immediate years preceeding 2005 caused some if not most of any problems the lake might have experienced. You've got to get over blaming one event in 2005 for everything. We weren't anywhere. We were watching in horror and dismay from right here. Hurricane Ivan in 2004 had opened the lake up very nicely and folks had the county come in and push a great deal of sand around and blocked the lake from its natural path. Talk about some huge piles of sand around the outfall.
Lake View Too
SoWal Insider
What
What manmade sandbarriers have been dumped on Eastern Lake Inlet in the last fifty years other than the one in 2005??? The County did no such digging until the inlet was completely erased after Dennis. Please get your facts straight. Do you not see the sandbar in the mouth of the inlet that has not been here in fifty years?
What manmade sandbarriers have been dumped on Eastern Lake Inlet in the last fifty years other than the one in 2005??? The County did no such digging until the inlet was completely erased after Dennis. Please get your facts straight. Do you not see the sandbar in the mouth of the inlet that has not been here in fifty years?
scooterbug44
SoWal Expert
I think people need to stop messing w/ the lake so it can fix itself. Amazing how it managed to survive for so many years w/o us digging it out all the time. :roll:
Lake View Too
SoWal Insider
I think people need to stop messing w/ the lake so it can fix itself. Amazing how it managed to survive for so many years w/o us digging it out all the time. :roll:
Its amazing how well it managed to survive for so many years before 500 yards of filldirt was put in it's path. Duh.
Lake View Too
SoWal Insider
Please show me photographic proof that there has been man-made sand barriers in front of Eastern or any other lake before 2005. Please show me photographic proof the County "messed" with the inlet before Hurricane Dennis.
DuneLaker
Beach Fanatic
I do show them to people who are courteous, open and interested and when I have the time. My video and picture files on this topic are massive. Until then, you will just have to take my word for it or talk to a number of other people who have been around this lake over 50 years. Some are not on this board and do not care to take part in these contentious discussions.