Friends of Lake Cumberland –

 

WEEKLY UPDATE FROM THE CORPS – 2/26

 

Several new news items appear at the end of this newsletter.

 

RAMP CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO THE CORPS:

Usable
The following Corps operated and Commercial Marina boat ramps are usable at or near the target elevation 680” (* these ramps are monitored closely; conditions are subject to change)

	General Burnside Island State Park
	Cave Creek (approx. 15' of concrete left, then mud)
	Conley Bottom Marina (campground ramp, boats less 20'approx.)
	Halcomb's Landing (small boats less 20'approx.)
	Jamestown Marina
	Lee's Ford Marina
	Waitsboro (small boats less 20'approx.)

LAKE CUMBERLAND PHOTOS WANTED

 

 

WEB SITES OF INTEREST

LIVE WEBCAMS OF LAKE CUMBERLAND –

http://lakecumberland.com/duocamz.html

Jamestown Resort Marina, from the motel island looking ESE out to the main lake.

 

http://lakecumberland.com/sdcamz.html

DEVELOPMENTS

 

Public Hearings SCHEDULE  

 

	8 March, - Russell Springs, Ky., Russell County High School, gym, 2166 S Hwy 127, 6:30-8 p.m., maps available at 3 p.m.
	15 March,-Burkesville, Ky., Cumberland County High School, gym, 912 North Main, 6:30-8 p.m., maps available at 5:00 p.m. (School has open house until 6:00 p.m.)
	22 March,-Celina, TN., Clay County High School, gym, 1102 Clay County Highway, 6:30-8 p.m.,  maps available at 4:30(NOTE: Gym holds 800 people unless we provide additional chairs on the gym floor)
	27 March,-Gainesboro, TN., Jackson County High School High School Gym, 190 Blue Devil Lane, 6:30-8p.m., maps available at 3 p.m.
	2 April,-Carthage, TN., Smith County High School, Auditorium, 312 Fite Avenue, 6:30-8p.m., maps available at 3:30 p.m.
	12-April, - Hartsville, TN., Trousdale County High School, gym, off HWY 25 on McMurray Blvd, 6:30-8p.m., maps available at 3:30 p.m.
	19-April, - Mt. Juliet, TN., Mt. Juliet High School, gym,  3565 N. Mount Juliet Road, 6:30-8p.m., maps available at 4 p.m.

 

NEWS ARTICLES

http://www.somerset-kentucky.com/local/local_story_061085755.html

Media will tour Wolf Creek Dam

Reporters are going to see for themselves the condition of Wolf Creek Dam and view firsthand the repair work now underway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, will hold a Media Day at Wolf Creek Dam and Powerhouse in Russell County on March 8.

 

http://www.somerset-kentucky.com/siteSearch/apstorysection/local_story_060091335.html

Dam repair schedule could be shortened

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has good news for the “Ohio Navy” and business people in the Lake Cumberland area who serve the tourist industry. Corps officials say they are trying to shorten by two years the time it takes to rehabilitate Wolf Creek Dam.

 

http://www.newsdemocratleader.com/articles/2007/03/02/news/features/features07.txt

APSU GIS Center working on Wolf Creek Dam flooding

Since concerns have arisen about the possibility of the Wolf Creek Dam failing, Austin Peay State University's GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Center's Web site has been getting about 1,300 visitors per day, according to Mike Wilson, manager of the GIS Center.

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wkyu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1047938
WKUY-FM (NPR) - Lake Cumberland Faces Uncertain Tourism Season
BOWLING GREEN (2007-03-02) Tourism leaders are aggressively promoting the Lake Cumberland region, hoping to offset negative perceptions ahead of the summer tourism season. The lake remains 43 feet below normal summer pool to allow for repair work to Wolf Creek Dam. Lisa Autry visited the region and has this report.

http://russellcounty.net/06/story02.shtml
Alligator 1 decides to move
WOLF CREEK - Recent news would seem to solve one of the concerns about Lake Cumberland, but they raise other questions.