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How the Lake Bed looks now
Deer Lake dam remains empty
BY KRISTEN M. SCATTON
STAFF WRITER
07/05/2007
-friendlyDEER LAKE — It’s been months since the dam in the borough held any water.
And, according to borough officials, it may stay that way for a while.
“It’s entirely dependent on the weather and getting the silt removed,” Donald E. Behler, borough council vice president, said this week. “Every time the lake bed has dried enough to get heavy equipment in, it rains and we have to get the heavy machinery out before it gets bogged down in the mud created by the wet weather.”
The borough has seen several work permits expire since the lake was drained in June 2006.
According to Behler, the lake was drained so repairs could be made to the dam.
Mayor Joseph E. Lynch said the state stepped in and told the borough that the lake had to be drained because of the silt.
“The original reason for draining the lake was to do the repairs,” he said. “Once the lake was drained we found there were some other repairs that needed to be made to the dam itself. We’re also trying to remove some of the silt that has built up. We have at least one group who is interested in taking the silt once we get it removed.”
Despite the problems with the weather, the council isn’t giving up.
“Our intention is to get all the necessary work done and refill it as soon as possible,” Behler said.
Lynch said he hopes the project will be done by winter.
The state Department of Environmental Protection and borough council President David B. Krause, who is in charge of the project, did not return calls earlier this week.
http://www.republicanherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18552551&BRD=2626&PAG=461&dept_id=532624&rfi=6
IF they get the Silt out, This will be a Great site to Detect.
Right now there is Several Feet of Mud, almost making the Lake
so shallow it can be considerd a Puddle when Filled.
FROM wikipedia
History
The community was founded as a resort community serving coal barons and other members of the wealthy elite of nearby Pottsville, Pennsylvania. A small summer stock theatre operated during the 1920s, in which actors such as John Kenley performed.
In 1970 Muhammad Ali set his training camp in Deer Lake, and it still stands today complete with an indoor boxing ring.
Geography
Deer Lake is located at 40°37′19″N, 76°3′17″W
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Lake,_Pennsylvania#History
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,51477.0.html
How the Lake Bed looks now
Deer Lake dam remains empty
BY KRISTEN M. SCATTON
STAFF WRITER
07/05/2007
-friendlyDEER LAKE — It’s been months since the dam in the borough held any water.
And, according to borough officials, it may stay that way for a while.
“It’s entirely dependent on the weather and getting the silt removed,” Donald E. Behler, borough council vice president, said this week. “Every time the lake bed has dried enough to get heavy equipment in, it rains and we have to get the heavy machinery out before it gets bogged down in the mud created by the wet weather.”
The borough has seen several work permits expire since the lake was drained in June 2006.
According to Behler, the lake was drained so repairs could be made to the dam.
Mayor Joseph E. Lynch said the state stepped in and told the borough that the lake had to be drained because of the silt.
“The original reason for draining the lake was to do the repairs,” he said. “Once the lake was drained we found there were some other repairs that needed to be made to the dam itself. We’re also trying to remove some of the silt that has built up. We have at least one group who is interested in taking the silt once we get it removed.”
Despite the problems with the weather, the council isn’t giving up.
“Our intention is to get all the necessary work done and refill it as soon as possible,” Behler said.
Lynch said he hopes the project will be done by winter.
The state Department of Environmental Protection and borough council President David B. Krause, who is in charge of the project, did not return calls earlier this week.
http://www.republicanherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18552551&BRD=2626&PAG=461&dept_id=532624&rfi=6
IF they get the Silt out, This will be a Great site to Detect.
Right now there is Several Feet of Mud, almost making the Lake
so shallow it can be considerd a Puddle when Filled.
FROM wikipedia
History
The community was founded as a resort community serving coal barons and other members of the wealthy elite of nearby Pottsville, Pennsylvania. A small summer stock theatre operated during the 1920s, in which actors such as John Kenley performed.
In 1970 Muhammad Ali set his training camp in Deer Lake, and it still stands today complete with an indoor boxing ring.
Geography
Deer Lake is located at 40°37′19″N, 76°3′17″W
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Lake,_Pennsylvania#History
