Eastern Lake opened

[Matt J]

The county went ahead and wasted more of your tax dollars opening Eastern Lake today. Here's some photos and video.

 

[Will B]

Draper Lake is getting full. Somebody tried digging it out over Christmas right in between two signs saying it was against the law. It was about a 50 yard run. All they got was a trickle, but then the 8 of us who walked down to the lake started filling it back in much to their chargrin...

It never did open...

 

[DuneLaker]

What a wasteful tragedy. With storm and low approaching, the lake could have possibly opened on its own tonight saving our precious county and state dollars for other uses. Do we know how much money was spent last year? Do you have more pictures. Looks like that fence will soon add to the litter of the lake and gulf. Odd that it is allowed to be there. Can't tell you how many times something in that area ends up in the lake and gulf. Thanks for the video. Perhaps this opening with storm tonight will take out enough sand to the west that this will be the last false opening forever.

 

[Matt J]

It wasn't quite the roar of water as in the past. In fact the lake level only dropped about a foot. Last time it was a little more drastic. I think mother nature is once again taking care of herself and just closing the outfall herself until she's ready.

 

[Harriet]

Yipee!

 

[TreeFrog]

If you ask me, they are micro-managing the lake level. I've seen it MUCH higher. Whoever is calling the county must have some unrealistic expectations about keeping it at a constant level. There seems to be no judgement exercised, just call and it will be opened.

 

[scooterbug44]

Who are the people who are constantly agitating to get it open? Maybe we could buy them some prunes or explain that it's a lake, not a channel to the ocean.

 

[Matt J]

If you ask me, they are micro-managing the lake level. I've seen it MUCH higher. Whoever is calling the county must have some unrealistic expectations about keeping it at a constant level. There seems to be no judgement exercised, just call and it will be opened.

What kills me is it's the same people that get all excited over the sand dumping issue. Instead of letting mother nature take care of herself they then have to take more man made action and it's only causing more problems. I've been around the lake and can't figure out who's house was affected by the latest high water.

If it's a septic issue I feel, as many do, that the money spent to open the outfall should be spent on connecting folks to the sewer so the level is not an issue. As I walked down to see what had been done there were two county trucks, a semi truck, and a back hoe. I would imagine this is quite a bit of waste to lower the lake 1 foot.

 

[Lake Eastern]

My husband reminded me last night about the WIN(Whip Inflation Now) buttons we wore during the Ford administration. Maybe we could wear some LTLA(Leave The Lake Alone) buttons

 

[DuneLaker]

Sounds fun, but since I see you are up early this morning by your post time, be sure to go out right now and see the moonset. Its reflection in Eastern Lake will be awesome.