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CHECKMATE OWNERS RALLY 2011

I do have one question.....how deep is the water until you cant see the bottom?
okay maybe two, how deep is the lake on average?
 
Lake cumberland was super low last summer and down in a cove it was still 60 foot deep.

Now for the sagnasty I think 6 inches of water you cant see the bottom :D
 
ross said:
I do have one question.....how deep is the water until you cant see the bottom?
okay maybe two, how deep is the lake on average?
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Lake Cumberland general statistics—
  • The normal summer pool is around 723 feet above mean sea level.
  • The tree line is about 725 feet.
  • The maximum pool is 760 feet (top of dam floodgates)
  • The top of Wolf Creek Dam is 773 feet.
  • Lake is considered at "flood control" level from 723-760 feet.
  • Normal power drawdown is between 723 and 673 feet.
  • The power generating capacity is considered "dead" below 673 feet.
  • At 760 feet elevation, the shoreline of Lake Cumberland is 1,255 miles.
  • At maximum possible elevation of 760 feet, Lake Cumberland is considered to be 101 miles long, with a total surface acreage of 65,530 acres.
  • Surface acreage at 723 feet is 50,250 acres.
  • At minimum power pool of 673 feet, it is 35,820 surface acres.
  • Average depth of lake at summer pool of 723 feet above sea level: 90 feet
  • Deepest point in lake: original river channel adjacent to Wolf Creek Dam: 200 feet
  • Depth of river channel upstream of dam to Wolf Creek: generally 160 feet
  • Depth of river channel upstream of Wolf Creek to one mile upstream of Burnside: generally 120 feet
Comparisons—

  • The shoreline of Lake Cumberland — at the theoretically maximum possible elevation of water — is 1,255 miles.
  • The coastline of Florida, not including islands, is 770 miles in length.
  • The total Atlantic coastline of the United States from Maine to the tip of Florida is 2,069 miles.
  • The total Pacific coastline of the continental U.S. (California, Oregon and Washington) is 1,293 miles.
Lake Cumberland Facts (courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)—

  • Lake Cumberland was filled with water in December 1950, and was constructed primarily for flood control and the production of hydroelectric power at a cost of about $80.4 million. Its shoreline measures 1,085 miles and the lake is spread over 50,250 acres at the top of the power pool.
  • Wolf Creek Dam ranks 22nd in the one hundred largest dams in the U.S. and required 11,568,900 cubic yards of material in construction. It is over a mile long at 5,736 feet. (The concrete portion is 1,796 feet long; the earthfill portion, 3,940 feet.) It is 258 feet high at its tallest point.
  • The reservoir ranks 9th in the U.S. in size with a capacity of 6,089,000 acre-feet, enough water to cover the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky to a depth of 3 inches. That's roughly 1.9 trillion gallons.
  • More than 4.7 million visitors spent 73,252,200 hours in pursuit of recreation and added more than $152,395,044.00 to the local economy in 1999. The number of visitor hours ranks Lake Cumberland 4th in the nation among 383 Corps Lakes.
  • Since it was impounded, Wolf Creek Dam has prevented more than $500,000,000 in flood damages for cities and communities downstream.
  • The six turbines at Lake Cumberland are capable of producing 270 megawatts of electricity, enough to supply the needs of an average city with a population of 375,000.
  • Cost of original dam construction: $81 million
  • Cost to repair leak in dam (discovered in 1967) during late 1970s: $96.4 million
  • Costs to make major repairs of dangerous seepage through the dam, discovered in 2004, are expected to be around $360 million. Construction is currently underway, and may be finished by 2012-2014.
Depending on weather and rain, you can see down 15'+ :thumb:
 
Don't be so hard on yourself, Harleys aren't meant to ride in the rain. I don't think any of us would want to do that. Boats on the other hand are meant to get wet. Just sounds a little funny wanting a covered slip for the night, understandably if it is your private slip where the boat is always stored. Almost as good as asking for a climate controlled slip for the night. lol But, for real if you don't want your inside all wet from the due bring your cover and if your staying on the boat overnight a few towels.
 
keith4216 said:
Don't be so hard on yourself, Harleys aren't meant to ride in the rain. I don't think any of us would want to do that. Boats on the other hand are meant to get wet. Just sounds a little funny wanting a covered slip for the night, understandably if it is your private slip where the boat is always stored. Almost as good as asking for a climate controlled slip for the night. lol But, for real if you don't want your inside all wet from the due bring your cover and if your staying on the boat overnight a few towels.
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Ya, well I am kind of a room guy too. I don't own a tent and I really like hotel/motel rooms. I probably wont sleep on the boat, I want a room and AC at night.:sleep:

yellowfiero88 said:
LOL, once we poke fun at ya, that just means you've been initiated into the club :poke:. Wear that hat with honor :thumb:
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Thanx YF, I got broad shoulders. I can handle it. I got broad shoulders and a bog Vaj.:D:D
 
rockets 86 said:
You can count one in from Minnesota!!! Just like John Lamon, my girlfriend is planning and paying for this trip for my birthday! All I have to do is bring the Checkmate and the beer! John, if our timing works out, maybe we can meet and travel down together the last 700+ miles?
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I still don't know for sure if we're coming with all the crap we have going on this summer, I am leading towards yes if I can make it happen, I wish my wife would pay for the trip, just because she wants to go doesn't mean she's paying, LOL, you'll learn that when you quit calling her your girlfriend and start calling her your wife;) I would love to travel down with you but I'm gonna have to make a little detour east to Bristol, IN to pick up my boat, I run down there empty almost every week with my semi to pick up trailers from US cargo so I'll bring the boat down the week before and leave it there, that will save me 23 hours of towing and I can haul ass down there, well as much as you can haul ass in a mini van, by the time I drop the boat off in IN and go back home with the load to get the wife and van and then get down to LC I should be looking at around 4800 miles, I will definitely be in need of a beer when I get there.
 
fireguy said:
Hey guys, is it just me or does it seem like none of these places have covered transient slips? And, am I the only one that really cares about having a covered slip?
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Grider has covered slips for $20 per night !!!
 
lcboater said:
I don't know where you got the 700 info,but on lc.com. the Commonwealth journel has an artical about 680 until 2014. I hope you are right about 700!
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You have to live near the lake to get this info ....ha ha.
But the last info I got was that 700 was going to be the 2011 level.
Here is a good phone # for lake level info from the army corps.
270-343-0153
 
jjg said:
You have to live near the lake to get this info ....ha ha.
But the last info I got was that 700 was going to be the 2011 level.
Here is a good phone # for lake level info from the army corps.
270-343-0153
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My parents live on the shore of the lake and they have not heard a single thing about the 700 level. But I would really like to see it!!
 
corey331 said:
My parents live on the shore of the lake and they have not heard a single thing about the 700 level. But I would really like to see it!!
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Why do you guys want the lake to go up? I have only been there 2 times and that was last year so I have never seen it all the way full. I cant even picture it with all the rock walls covered and all the trees!
 
700' is irresponsible speculation. I've seen it both ways and I like up to the woodline myself. But a lot of debris in the water at that time!
 
WOW John! 800 miles doesn't sound bad after all! Hope you and your wife make it. Was going to offer to buy your first beer when you get there but looks like YF88 beat me. You opposed to having 2? I'll get you the next!:lol:
 
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