Lake Wylie

Saturday morning, I asked mom & dad to drive me out to Lake Wylie (one of my favorite spots to watch boats & the water). They've been telling me how much things have been affected by the drought, but I wanted to see it for myself. Here are some pictures that show what I saw.

Here's a picture that shows one of the boat launches. Normally they are bustling with activity - especially on a beautiful day like Saturday, but today they were barricaded so no one can put their boats in. They figure the lake is between 6-8 feet below the normal level.




This is a picture of some of the boat docks by T-Bones (a restaurant on the lake where you can dock your boat & go in for a great meal). If you look close you'll see how slanted the docks are because they are lying on the dirt bottom of the lake. Normally the docks are floating high on these posts.



The final picture is of some boats that have been dry docked. Many of the homes around Lake Wylie have private boat docks, but these boats are unable to move now that the water is so low.