Having lived through at least four extremely memorable floods on Alabama’s Weiss Lake, I have become somewhat of an authority on flood forecasts – a flood geek if you will! While not all Alabama lake’s are known for flooding, Neely Henry Lake is a very stable lake, others were specifically designed for flood control, like […]
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What is a Stilt House on Alabama Lakes?
On many lakes in Alabama water levels can fluctuate yearly, sometimes quite quickly. One prime example is Weiss Lake in Northeast Alabama. This manmade lake’s water level is controlled by Alabama Power Company, and historically, the level drops in September around six feet total, and reaches full pool again in April. This scheduled yearly drop […]