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[MikeinFolsom]

Well, looks like on Aug 31 the only boat launch available will be Brown's Ravine, and the whole lake is going to have a 5mph speed limit for the rest of the year. All those pretty boats and no water to run them in. Tsk.

[Eeestll]

So how does it work for us with our porta-bote that we can unfold and launch anywhere? We can still do it right?

[ChipShot]

Well, looks like on Aug 31 the only boat launch available will be Brown's Ravine, and the whole lake is going to have a 5mph speed limit for the rest of the year. All those pretty boats and no water to run them in. Tsk.

Now THAT is funny, in a karma kind of way. But, hey, "it looks great in the driveway".....Hehehe...

[SacKen]

^^^^ FYI: Folsom Lake is not the only place near here where a boat can be used. Don't hate.

[ChipShot]

^^^^ FYI: Folsom Lake is not the only place near here where a boat can be used. Don't hate.

True, but it'll surely crowd-up the other places bigtime. I don't hate...I just "marvel" at the people who cashed-out some home equity to buy a boat, and all of a sudden, oops...Hey, more power to 'em. Wear your life preservers, folks.....Gonna be REAL crowded out there...

[cw68]

True, but it'll surely crowd-up the other places bigtime. I don't hate...I just "marvel" at the people who cashed-out some home equity to buy a boat, and all of a sudden, oops...Hey, more power to 'em. Wear your life preservers, folks.....Gonna be REAL crowded out there...

Plenty of people have been boating well before the real estate boom. It's a great family activity, I spent many years of my life hanging out with my family on the water and being physically active. (Started waterskiing when I was seven, even before I could swim, but I had to catch-up with my much older sisters.) More power to them and I can't wait until we can comfortably afford a boat.

[folsombound]

Plenty of people have been boating well before the real estate boom. It's a great family activity, I spent many years of my life hanging out with my family on the water and being physically active. (Started waterskiing when I was seven, even before I could swim, but I had to catch-up with my much older sisters.) More power to them and I can't wait until we can comfortably afford a boat.

When it comes to a boat, I'm not sure afford is the right word. A willingness to pour money into the water is more accurate. Its fun, but it is definitely not any kind of investment.

[EDF]

Dang...

I took a peek out at the lake this morning... saw it was like waaaaayyyyyy down...

I haven't seen it that low since like 91 or something... the whole lake then was a 5mp zone... god you'd be crazy to go any faster... might run your prop into an out cropping...

I've been boating for about 9 years now... there's always the River... lots of water there...

of course the "federalis" will be out there this weekend doing the 'BUI' thang....

I probably won't be able to get out on the river except maybe one or two more times before I have to just "shut it" down...

stinking global warming... goo-goo save the salmon and screw the boater crowd...they always drain the stinking lake when old EDF wants to enjoy it...

now what am I gonna do... sit back the back yard pool...? geez.. how boring... but I guess it will have to do...

Need a nice sweetie pie to come over and hang with me though....

[jafount]

All the more reason to build the auburn dam

[Dave Burrell]

How come the people who manage the lake STILL have not figured out how to manage it properly without turning it into a useless muddy pond every year?

are they that stupid or is there any kind of legitimate reason to drain the lake so freakin' low every year?

anyone wanna buy a 20foot bayliner?

[wrabbit]

Please forgive my ignorance, but aren't the citizens of Folsom getting their water from that lake?

If that is the case, it wouldn't surprise me that it's water level is low. After all, Folsom has grown and is still growing. With far more people than ten years ago, and all of them needing water, it stands to reason.....the lake is going to get smaller.

I think I heard something about other counties wanting some of the water from Folsom Lake, pumped to their area. Anybody hear anything like that?

[EDF]

I'm not an expert here...

but part of the reason I think it get's low is their term "reoperating" the dam... something about it being more for flood control than recreation....

maybe someone can bring us up to speed... we're lucky we had as much water as we did because we didn't squat for rain this last year... and the year before if you remember we got most of the rain in April and May vs the earlier spring months... and that gave us the extra we had left over for this year...

hey... next year we'll have some more water in it...

I haven't seen too many back to back drought years like this before...

[Robert Giacometti]

Dang...

now what am I gonna do... sit back the back yard pool...? geez.. how boring... but I guess it will have to do...

Need a nice sweetie pie to come over and hang with me though....

you need to jump on that other thread, missmelisa & doj girl are looking to meet for a mature responsible man.

[Suburban Pool Service]

I remember the days when I was much younger how much fun it was to go Four Wheeling out there when the lake water got really low. I’m sure they don’t let people drive out there any more, as a few times we had to camp out because a buddy or one of us got so stuck we had to wait for a bigger truck to come to get un stuck.

-Ryan

[Dave Burrell]

I remember the days when I was much younger how much fun it was to go Four Wheeling out there when the lake water got really low. I’m sure they don’t let people drive out there any more, as a few times we had to camp out because a buddy or one of us got so stuck we had to wait for a bigger truck to come to get un stuck.

-Ryan

Hehehe I remember those days too..... used to be fun and thank goodness there are other 4 wheeler's out there with winches and tow ropes