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What's Happening to Mack Lake? |
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As the water disappeared, so did the people.
Fact: Mack Lake has lost 4.6 feet in 4 years.
Fact: In Nov. 2002 59% of the waterfront property on Mack Lake was up for sale.
Fact: The government knows that Mack Lake is drying up and yet they are refusing to get involved. Why? |
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The Kirtland Shores sign on the Southeast shores of Mack Lake stands next to dozens of For Sale signs that stretch for almost a mile of lakefront property and waterfront homes. |
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The Lake bottom dries and bakes in the sun on Mack Lake's Southeast shores. |
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The Federal Government already owns over half the waterfront property on Mack Lake, so why won't they help? Are there any answers? |
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Residents scramble to sell properties and to leave the Kirtland Shores community of Mack Lake on the Southeast end of the lake, fearing water level conditions will get worse. |
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We asked some Mack Lake residents what they thought was happening to the Lake levels and here's what they had to say: |
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-The natural spring that once fed Mack Lake has dried up.
-The water table continue to decrease statewide.
-Missing water was pumped out to fight local wild fires a couple years ago.
-The lake is at the end of it's life cycle and is slowly dying.
-The lake is just caught in a ten year cycle and water will eventually come back.
-Global warming effect has raised the water temp to dangerous levels and is evaporating.
-A bottom clay liner has been punctured and all the water is draining out.
-Someone has been pumping out the water at night and is selling it.
-The Federal Government wishes to reclaim all the property around Mack Lake back and has been slowly depleting the water level to chase residents away. |
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The truth is that nobody can really say for sure what is happening to the water levels on Mack Lake. Maybe there is some truth to all of these comments and theories, but one thing is certain: The lake that was once enjoyed by many fishermen and women, boaters, campers, waterskiers and swimmers is now a shallow muddy field where only the memories of summer & winter water activities and a thriving all sports lake are all that remain. |
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Links- Take me to: |
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Guest Book Page |
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Benedetti Pines Home page |
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Frank Benedetti's Page |
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