DOUGLAS LAKE NEWS
Lake News From Lakes Online, Affiliates and Authorities
Date: 3/3/2010
Rain and runoffAlthough rain in the eastern Valley was 3.7 inches above normal for the last three months of 2009, it seems to be tapering off in 2010. Rainfall was normal in January, and 1.6 inches below normal in February. Runoff (the amount of water that reaches the river system when it rains instead of being absorbed …
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Date: 2/11/2010
Although the cooling system on your boat shares some of the same features as your car or truck, the systems are actually quite different. For this article, we will use a standard inboard/outboard configuration for discussion. First off, when you are cruising around in your boat, you are riding in one big huge radiator …
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Date: 2/10/2010
Rainfall and runoffThe eastern Tennessee Valley received 4.5 inches of rain in the month of January, which is about normal. Runoff was 3.8 inches, which is slightly above normal.Runoff is important to reservoir elevations because it is a measure of the water that reaches the river system when it rains instead of being …
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Date: 1/28/2010
The NBC news team at KXAN in Austin, TX is reporting that Sea Ray has chosen Lake Travis to be the 2010 AquaPalooza. The exact location on the lake and musical artists have not been announced as they are still being planned.Local Sea Ray dealer Sail & Ski Center recently captured the …
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Date: 1/12/2010
Due to the deep
freeze in the past few days, many lakes in the southeast have unusually
formed ice in calm waters. Lakes Online members have uploaded some
photos of ice in the water. Check out photos in the galleries below.
Galleries:
Lake Weiss Freeze and
Lake …
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DOUGLAS LAKE FISHING NEWS
Lake News And Reports From Local Fishing Experts
Date: 2/14/2010
Bassmaster Classic (February 19th - 21st)February is not only known for the NFL's Superbowl, but it is known for Bassmaster's Superbowl of bass fishing, the Classic. The 2010 Bassmaster Classic is being held on Lay Lake in Alabama. For those of you that may not know, the field consists …
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Date: 5/16/2009
West Point bass were biting in tihe Walmart Bulldog Division on West Point Lake near Lanett, Alabama. Saturday. The lake is known for big bass. Marcia Arnold, from LakesOnline.com, was there to photograph the returning fisherman. See the photos in the Gallery. Winners are listed at bfl.flwoutdoors …
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Date: 3/17/2009
BASS announced today that the 2010 Bassmaster Classic will return in
February to Lay Lake in Shelby County, Ala., site of three previous
Classic competitions — 1996, 2002 and 2007.Fifty-one Classic
qualifiers will hit the Coosa River impoundment Feb. 19-21 for the 2010
Classic title. As previously announced …
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MEDIA ARTICLE SOURCES
Fishing News From Local Media Providers
Date: 7/27/2009
"I'm gonna tell you, this has got to be the coolest show I've ever done here tonight," Alan Jackson said Saturday (July 25) to some 35,000 fans who traveled by boat to attend his concert on Lake Martin near Alexander City, Ala.In addition to the crowd estimate, law enforcement agencies also reported that more than 4,000 …
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Date: 6/5/2009
Rain-swollen waters in early May forced fly ash from the spill at the Kingston Fossil Plant as far as 10 miles downstream into the Tennessee River, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced today.
"Exactly how much ash moved is difficult to determine since we do not have good information on how much river sediment (not …
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Date: 5/14/2009
SCOTTSBORO, AL - The Jackson County legislative delegation agreed today to give a group of lakeside property owners $42,500 for killing water plants that hinder boating and other recreational activities on Roseberry Creek here during the summer.
The amount brought the total raised to $127,500, or three-quarters of the …
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Date: 1/12/2009
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will let stand a lower court ruling that threatens Georgia's long-term water use plans for the Atlanta region, giving Florida and Alabama a pivotal victory in the states' long-running water wars.The court's decision raises fundamental questions about Georgia's rights to …
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Date: 12/30/2008
An estimated 1.1 billion gallons of water and ash burst from a failed retention pond for the TVA Kingston Fossil plant near Harriman in the early morning of Dec. 22. TVA President and CEO Tom Kilgore has said TVA is throwing all available resources at the problem and is in the process of beginning the reclamation phase of …
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Date: 11/30/2008
The 18-year-old dispute over water between Georgia, Florida and Alabama is a tangled web that includes seven federal lawsuits in three different court systems and a plethora of plaintiffs.There are six suits that have been moved to the Middle District of Florida, where a federal judge from Minnesota, Paul Magnuson, will …
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Date: 8/20/2008
Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been waging a water war for 18 years, but a cease-fire may be in sight.
Alabama experts not only believe that the courts may finally determine the states' water rights in the next two years, but that Alabama might be one of the winners in the war.
Negotiations between the Re …
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Date: 7/18/2008
Out-of-state residents who sell property in Alabama will initially lose 3 percent of their sales price to state taxes, but the new law's sponsor says sellers could get most of the money back.
House Bill 357, which takes effect Aug. 1, requires Alabama landowners who are not residents to withhold 3 or 4 percent of their …
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