Anyone driving around the lake Saturday could see the algae just exploded on the weekend. As instructed by our Lake Manager Joe Rush, the lake was sprayed Friday but obviously that didn't do the trick. You may wonder why the thrusters were not running. This year we budgeted for and bought new higher horsepower thrusters in order to give more push to the water in the dip, hopefully ending the stagnation problem.
As with most things, a solution brings another problem. Our anchors that hold down the thrusters were not heavy enough to handle the new push from the stronger thrusters. New anchors are being installed and guards are being fabricated to avoid clogging by weeds as happened last year. The problems will be solved but were not in time to avoid one miserable Memorial Day for some folks living in that area.
As most can attest, the alum treatment made a huge difference in the clarity of the lake this year. I saw a report indicating you can see down fifteen feet by the dam. This lake will never be perfect since it is a man-made lake it is constantly being worked on to make it the best it can be.
Ken