2014-02-15; 07:38:10 EST
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I'm on Lake Hartwell, but I'm sorry to say I can't recommend it. I love the area, but the Army Corps of Engineers controls the water on this lake and the commander is changed out every couple of years. The problem comes from their following "the book" to generate power and control the water level and unfortunately, homeowners and recreational concerns are not considered before they let all the water out of the lake during drought conditions. All they want to do is to do their time, follow the regulations, get promoted and move on. The first year we purchased our new house (2008) and new dock the lake dropped 23 feet. It was disastrous for homeowners and marina owners. Our dock was sitting on the hard and the lake unusable. Last summer with all the rains we had we had just the opposite problem. They allowed the lake to get overfull to the point that it was close to going over the top of the dam. Our walkway to the dock was under water. It's just frustrating. It's a beautiful lake and we like the area, but the huge swings in water levels has us thinking about looking for a body of water without these problems. The attached photo shows my wife standing at the top of our steps which is three feet above the full pool mark of 660 feet above sea level. The second photo was taken as Big Water Marina was using an old road bed to crane boats out of the water. The road is normally ten feet under water. Rummy In a message dated 2/14/2014 11:18:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, boendert at me.com writes: Ron, I am with you brother. I'm done with this snow BS. We are headed to Florida on the Saint Johns River around the Jacksonville area. No state income tax and plenty of warm sunshine with a few cold fronts to let you know there was a change in season. I know a few of the guys on list call Lake Hartwell home and love it. Cheers, Ted not available not availableSee the original archive post