Robert Wilson said:
What year was it that the lake went over the bluffs into Lake Waco golf course? 80s? 90s?
December 1991 was the highest I ever saw the lake. 495 ft above sea level IIRC (normal is 462; top of the dam is around 512 I think). I was in my last quarter of law school at the time. After graduation and the bar I finally got back out to play Ridgewood at the end of February. There were hay bales and other debris washed up as far as the rough between the 13th and 10th fairways (10, 13, 14 and 17 fairways are parallel, with 17 closest to the lake and 10 furthest inland), and the 2nd tee box had just reappeared above the surface of the lake 30-40 yards out into the water.
Drove down the VM/Lake Shore curve this morning. Under normal conditions you can't see Speegleville Marina across the lake because it is sheltered behind berms and levees, but the boats were all visible from Lake Shore Dr. Was fairly overcast this morning so I couldn't see all the way to the dam to see how today's level compared with 1991.