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| White River Lake Up 11Ft After Record Rain By: Dave Walker 100 Year Rain “A Godsend” For White River “It has to rain basically. That’s the bottom line.” That’s what A.O. Smith, owner of the White River Lake Marina told us in July. And rain it did, more than eight inches in the water shed feeding the lake. As of Tuesday the lake is up a full 11 feet, almost doubling its depth. White River Lake was down to 12 feet before the record rains came. " We were pretty much down to the locals for our Friday Night Fish Fry's, but within hours of the rain stopping, the lake was buzzing with boats from Lubbock, all coming to check out the new White River Lake. We took hundreds of phone calls the first day asking if the lake was coming back. This has made the years of waiting worth it." The pre 100 year rain level was so low that the four towns, Ralls, Crosbyton, Spur and Post that draw from the lake for their water supply were prepared to switch to emergency water wells. Smith told us “Keep in mind you can’t drain a lake all the way to zero because at some point the water intake system fails.” The addition of 11 feet of water could ad years onto the life of the lake which hasn’t seen much rain in its water shed until last week. “You know, they are continuing to pump water out of it at a rate of probably a million and a half gallons a day,” says A.O. Smith. The Lakes property values and the businesses depend upon the lake. “We have a Friday night fish fry, and a lot of times we have entertainment on the patio. And we’re just hanging on ‘til the lake is full, basically.” The Lake is not exactly full but it is now back up to a level they haven’t seen in years. He says fortunately property owners have not given up, and not sold their lake houses in desperation. “Property values have basically stayed the same.” Smith and others are now hoping that boaters and fishermen will comeback and take advantage of a rain they call “a Godsend.” Story Posted: Wed Sep 17 05:27:08 CDT 2008 Created: Wed Sep 17 05:28:52 CDT 2008 BACK TO HOME/NEWS Top Story • Lubbock tax bill going up Lubbock News & Lbk County • Tech fans face parking challenges • Seat belts required in school buses • Apartment fire injures one Weather • Thursday Forecast Business • AM Business Notebook Around Texas • Cornyn Comments On Obama's Iraq War Remarks • Fire Warning For Hunters As Dove Season Kicks Off • Boy Dies Of Rare Infection From Water • Austin Headlines • Dallas Headlines • Houston Headlines • San Antonio Headlines Swap Shop • Swap Shop Update This Day In History • Today Marks Formal End Of World War Two • Today In History Birthdays • Today's Birthdays Entertainment • Tonight's TV Off Beat News Of The Day • Middle School Student Arrested Over Facebook Threats Health Beat • New North American Lutheran Church Launched • New Study Doesn't Bode Well For Abbott Diet Drug Religion Today • New North American Lutheran Church Launched • Al-Qaeda Leader Calls For Killing Christians Sports • Sports Shorts |
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