Pics of Lake Marion

[wskinner]

We might not want it to be easier for the yahooss from the other side of the lake to make it to our side. The trees are kind of like a wall that keeps some of the undesirables away.

Being economically challenged isn't contagious.

[fuzzy]

Being economically challenged isn't contagious.

Nope, but Sumpter is on that side .

[G_River]

I'm sure if all the trees and stumps were gone we would find something else to bitch about. I actually like the trees.

[jwilliams]

The trees are great. I like some stumps too. There are some stumps I don’t like though

[HARV]

Did you see that gator with a deer? Wild.

Piranha with a deer would be wilder.

[fuzzy]

What about the snakehead fish? A wonder how many of them are in the lake?

[Catdaddy]

What about the snakehead fish? A wonder how many of them are in the lake?

The introduced invasive catfish ate them.

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[FHF]

31 pages and i only saw 1 pic of the lake when it was low.


if they draw the lake down 10 ft before next big hurricane i bet mother nature will take care of the standing timber

[wob]

I was thinking the same thing.

[Gone South]

31 pages and i only saw 1 pic of the lake when it was low.


if they draw the lake down 10 ft before next big hurricane i bet mother nature will take care of the standing timber

Including above 95.......

[wdhigh]

Any progress on this?

Got a friend looking to buy property on the lake.

[Bad Habit]

Any progress on this?

Got a friend looking to buy property on the lake.

You just need to hush and let the flag burner forget about his dream. Folks that belong on the lake can deal with the trees and stumps just fine. We don't another Lake Murray.

[santee11]

Nope,......no stumps, no live trees, no dead trees with bird nests(which I don't think there are any below I95). I don't think they have the man power to do the whole upper lake since you need a barge with a trackhoe on it. It's not a normal logging operation and somebody would have to have a specialty market for that type of wood. I think clearing some more navigation channels is a possibility, but clearing the whole upper lake(below 95) is not doable, imho.

And finally,...……... once again, If it costs taxpayers ONE Dime, the plan should be scrapped.

Do what?

[WhitewaterDuck]

Navigation east of I-95. It boils down to cutting the dead forest down to 10ft below the water line, with the exception of documented nesting trees.

I’ve been here my whole life, and I don’t care how much time you spend here, you have to putt from Cypress Shores out into the dead forest and down to the dam. There is a huge portion of the lake that is dangerous to navigate.
Lowering the water every few years to cut them down is great for the lakes in my opinion.

I’m generally curious in hearing the negatives from this.

Please post them as you think of em.

Haven’t studied this enough to make final opinion statement, but I’ll give you an answer or two off the top of my head...
1. How far will you have to drop water to cut the timber in 10 ft deep areas? To attract folks to bid on it for timber value, I suspect they will want to cut the trees as clise to the dirt as possible...so what will the 3-4 foot deep areas of the lake look like during drawdown?
2. How long will the water have to be down to make it possible to get in and out?
3. How much will this truly cost taxpayers?
4. How much money do public officials stand to make?
5. What’s wrong with having to go slow in a lake? Having to actually know the lake to run at moderate speeds?

The answers to these questions will give you the answer to your question.

[Whackumstackum]

Any progress on this?

Got a friend looking to buy property on the lake.

Look elsewhere, way to dangerous up here..........

[smithdc2]

Im not saying its anywhere as bad as marion, I know its not, but Clarks Hill isnt exactly a bag of fun when its down either in some places...

Yea. I'll second that. Above 378 on the way to the Russell dam you can fuck up.

[FEETDOWN]

Yea. I'll second that. Above 378 on the way to the Russell dam you can fuck up.

Yeah, I bout tore a 20HP Merc off the back of a duracraft one morning about 3:00 running WFO. Thought that sumbitch was coming in the boat with me, had to pull over and clean muh britches out......

[wdhigh]

Look elsewhere, way to dangerous up here..........

Trust me, I tried to tell him that!

[Kwacker2]

Anyone still have the drawings of that Beach Company marina development at The Refuge?

JAB nails it....again.

[cellis17]

Yeah, I bout tore a 20HP Merc off the back of a duracraft one morning about 3:00 running WFO. Thought that sumbitch was coming in the boat with me, had to pull over and clean muh britches out......

Yesssssss! Still the hardest hit on stump I've been apart of.