Yep - Its still there. You can see it pretty well from the Hwy 98 bridge as you cross the main lake by car. Just look past the Island...Jeff is the falls where that boat had run a ground and was left there?And has anything ever been done with it? I think you and lefty took some pics once.
Wow! That looks exactly as it did when I placed the barrels and flagging tape up before I went on paternity leave. Glad to see the State is using their lightning fast resources to get those docks built. Must be the Christmas season...all the higherups that have to approve the project are on vacation. I just hope that they'll be in by my retirement...in 2026.First Stop: Rollingview Ramp area
We'd heard from RangerGreg that they had closed the ramps and had started construction on new docks. Sure enough... Here are the pics of the ramps and from the beach looking out into the big area of the lake. Lots of exposed ground out there.
There won't be any change at Beaverdam unless the park staff are ordered by the City of Raleigh to open the flood gates and dump it into Falls Lake. Beaverdam is an emergency backup reservoir to Falls Lake, so once the Beaverdam lowers to the top of the spillway gate, it won't go any lower, with the exception of evaporation.Next Stop: Beaver Dam/Old Weaver
No pics. It looked the same or even better than the last time I was there. No problem doing a carry-in.
If I'm not mistaken, that boat can be seen from the Hwy 98 bridge between Stony Hill Rd. and New Light/Six Forks Rd. It is still sitting high and dry.Jeff is the falls where that boat had run a ground and was left there?And has anything ever been done with it? I think you and lefty took some pics once.
I didn't think the spillway was operable.There won't be any change at Beaverdam unless the park staff are ordered by the City of Raleigh to open the flood gates and dump it into Falls Lake...
And now you know...the rest of the story.
It was repaired last year after Raleigh threatened to sue DPR after the drought of 2005. Raleigh owns all the water in the lake, and if they can't access the water, it does them no good. I wasn't privy to all the info. This is just what I had heard second hand, so take it for what it's worth.I didn't think the spillway was operable.
Anybody been to the Hwy 50 ramps in the last week or so? Anything open over there?
Not to worry...didn't think you were. As for how it works, I'm not 100% sure. I know that there is a component that an electric drill is attached to (I think the wheel or valve thingy might have broken off at some point) and that will open a gate. The gate is located there underneath the walkway where the chain link fence is. Not sure if the gate opens in 2 halves, or if it is lifted and water flows out from underneath it.Not disagreeing at all, Greg, just wondering... I was trying to picture what the Beaverdam spillway actually looks like. Its been a couple years since I've been down there and of course, I was never trying to figure out how it worked. I do remember a long shallow man-made slope under the bridge, but don't recall if there were panels on either side that might be raised to allow water to pass by the fixed portion (if there is a fixed portion).
Good grief - I'm going to be awake tonight wondering "How DOES it work?"![]()
That would be nice wouldn't it.Greg theoretically that makes sense... Let's hope for the best! I wish the state would invest in some serious stocking programs for Falls.