Petersburg Va area resevoir

**Jerry** · 9th October 07, 07:59 PM

There has been no appreciable rain in my area since around mid June. These pics are of the reservoir that serves Petersburg and the surrounding area.

Another interesting side story to this is that with the water levels at an all time low, quite a few of the high end homes around the lake have been caught stealing water from the reservoir to water their lawns and such. The falling water levels revealed illegal suction pipes run underground into the lake.

**Cage** · 9th October 07, 08:28 PM

**Archangel** · 9th October 07, 08:32 PM

Scary, and some people still believe Global Warming is just a political issue, as if that means it's not a real issue. Pity the fool, it is an issue that needs to be dealt with seriously.

**James MacMillan** · 9th October 07, 10:18 PM

So? Global warming has caused the lake to go dry? Has this never happened before.

Let's keep the politics off this forum!

**macwilkin** · 10th October 07, 03:36 AM

Originally Posted by Archangel

Scary, and some people still believe Global Warming is just a political issue, as if that means it's not a real issue. Pity the fool, it is an issue that needs to be dealt with seriously.

Originally Posted by James MacMillan

Let's keep the politics off this forum!

Sound advice, James.

Todd

**bikeolounger** · 10th October 07, 05:23 AM

My part of the world has had a similar shortage of rainfall. One of the big lakes southeast of me (Cumberland) had to be drawn down for repairs to the dam earlier this year, and between that and less water entering it, they are finding all sorts of stuff that had been thought lost...

I've had to stay away from my nearby lake--too depressing to try to kayak with the water level down 18" from the usual.

The climate is changing--that much is certain (to me, at least). Whether humans accelerated the change is less certain. In any case, we are in for some rough times.

**Cawdorian** · 10th October 07, 05:59 AM

The two major water storage lakes north of Atlanta are around 18 feet below their normal levels. The pictures of the drying lakes they show on the Weather Channel are shots of these lakes, they look about the same as Jerry's pictures. We are on a total outdoor watering ban. This is the worst drought we have experienced in our area in 80 years.

**Randy** · 10th October 07, 03:01 PM

I might be able to walk across the Potomac River soon. Its low between Great Falls and Riverbend Park.

**gilmore** · 10th October 07, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by Cawdorian

The two major water storage lakes north of Atlanta are around 18 feet below their normal levels. The pictures of the drying lakes they show on the Weather Channel are shots of these lakes, they look about the same as Jerry's pictures. We are on a total outdoor watering ban. This is the worst drought we have experienced in our area in 80 years.

And they predict that the lakes' water levels will drop a foot every week for several weeks at least.

**Jerry** · 11th October 07, 04:54 AM

I heard last night, that Lake Chesdin (the lake in the pics) is down to about a 180 day supply of water. This morning, the water from my well looked more like milk than water. It has contained some silt for several months now, but I've never seen it this cloudy. Fortunately, I have another well on my properts and the water from that one is clear. I just have to bring it in in gallon jugs for cooking and drinking.