Drought Relief...

[reelapeelin]

It's actually RAINING outside... me likey Fay!!....

[randlemanboater]

Yesterday afternoon it started raining here, I told the kids "Its raining". They said "Really?" It has been so long since it last rained, they didn't believe me at first.

Then they said "Can we go out and play in it?".......Sure I said.


I know you guys in FLA got flooded but we are very happy to get some rain.

[lumberslinger178]

thats a good feeling seeing the soaked ground after seing dust with every step

[macojoe]

we have had rain every day for a month!! this been the first clear week and man did it rain a few days ago!!

[randlemanboater]

Speaking of rain.......we have had flooding and tornado warnings all day, not to mention everyone forgot how to drive in the rain, they are crashing like crazy.

Well, I bet the drought has been busted anyway.

[shubey61]

Gonna try to sneek some fishing in this evening before we get hit with the rain.

[Stillrunning]

Whats rain?

[Mac_Attack]

Are the lakes still down in Florida and Georgia? Billy Mac

[phatdaddy]

i heard on the news that Lake Okeechobee came up 2 ft after Fay went through, should help the glades

[tsubaki]

Thurmond (Clark Hill), Hartwell and Lanier are still down 15'. The others seem near summer pool level.
From what I remember about Clark Hill, 15' below full pool means no water at the end of most of the boat ramps.
Lakes Hartwell and then Thurmond feed the Savannah River, it releases water on regular intervals for electricity generation.
Reduced stream flow and lack of rain for the last three years associated with that basin has reports of crabs and shrimp being caught 25 miles further upstream than the saltwater habitat.