Sunday November 16, 2008
THE PELICANS ARE BACK!!!
NEW CAMP
(CLICK ON PICTURES TO ENLARGE)
Work gets started on raising that new double-wide.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WILKINSON COUNTY ELECTIONS?
READ THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S REPORT ON THE ELECTION FRAUD http://www.sos.state.ms.us/about_sos/New%20Release%20PDF/WILKINSON%20CO%20%20PRIMARY%20REPORT.pdf http://www.sos.state.ms.us/about_sos/New%20Release%20PDF/Wilkinson%20Co%20%20General%20Report.pdf
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The association has been working on behalf of all with interests at and around Lake Mary. Let’s make a united effort and all join the association. You can for only $35.00. Copy the form on the contact page and send to PO Box 978, Woodville, MS 39669.
Missy has more pictures to share from
This is a copy of an email I received from Southwest EPA
May 6, 2008
Subject: Lake Mary Flooding and Service Reconnections
Due to the recent flooding of the Lake Mary area, Southwest MS EPA has been forced to discontinue electrical service to these areas. As the flood waters recede, Southwest is looking at areas where existing facilities could be reconstructed at a higher elevation in an attempt to be better prepared for the next flood occurrence. One area that was affected early in the flooding was electric services that did not meet our current service specifications for the area. This specification requires that all meter bases and disconnects be installed at a minimum elevation of fifteen-(15) feet above ground level. This specification not only helps protect the customer’s investment, but also Southwest’s investment in meters. Meters that are installed in the Lake Mary area average 200% of the cost of our standard residential meter. These meters allow for remote reading in areas that have limited access to our personnel.
Southwest has decided that as service is restored to its customers in the Lake Mary and surrounding areas, all members will be required to update their services to meet or exceed Southwest’s current specifications. These specifications can be found on Southwest’s website at www.southwestepa.com under the Technical Info link.
We went to the lake on Thursday, 4-17 and have these pictures.
The Natchez Democrat has an article and pictures on line. Check it out at
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2008/apr/08/parish-declares-state-emergency/
The Natchez Democrat has an article about the flooding at Fort Adams.
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2008/apr/25/fort-adams-submerged-rivers-waters/
There is also an article about Fema visiting Mississippi.
Charlie Netterville sent these pictures that he took.
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Here are a few pictures sent in. Most taken on Saturday and
Sunday (April 5,6)
Check out the MS River stages at these sites.
This is the weather bureau Ms. River forecast site.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/ORN/RVAORN
Mr. Hill from the Corps of Engineers has his own web page. He will be updating it on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays during times of critical change in the Ms. River flood stages.
http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/offices/ed/edh/docs/forecast.txt
Another Corps of Engineers site is
http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/offices/ed/edh/docs/bullet.txt
Below is the web address for real time data from the United States Geological Survey for river stages at Red River. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/la/nwis/uv?dd_cd=03&format=gif&period=
You can chose either a table or graph to view the current level. When this stage reaches 50', water is on the land at Lake Mary.
Here is some info you may need for the flood insurance adjustors. The crest date is highlighted. You may need to figure out the date water got into your building.
Mississippi River Crests Listed Since 1927 at Natchez-Vidalia
In the past 70 years there is a huge difference between the record flood of 1937 at Natchez and the high water crest recorded at this station in 1934, a difference of 38 feet.
According the U.S. Corps of Engineers' records the highest recorded level on the Mississippi River at Natchez occurred in 1937, when the river crested at 58.04 feet. Just three years earlier the lowest "high water mark" was recorded in 1934 at just 20.7 feet.
Although the Corp’s records reflect that the highest level reached on the Natchez gauge came in 1937, probably the greatest flood of this century predated that by ten years, when the Natchez gauge reached only 56.7 feet. That was the year, however, when many levee breaks took place in both Mississippi and Louisiana, thus spreading out the flood waters in the lower Mississippi River basin so that the Natchez gauge did not climb as high as it did just ten years later when the flood, waters were confined between the levees.
At a written request of this newspaper, the Department of the Army, Vicksburg District, Corps of Engineers this week provided a complete listing of the high water marks on the Mississippi River at Natchez since the flood of 1927. Listed below in chronological order by date, year and level, are the Mississippi River crests at the Natchez stage:
| May 4, 1927 | 56.7 | February 22, 1969 | 43.8 |
| July 18, 1928 | 48.5 | May 18, 1970 | 45.8 |
| June 5, 1929 | 54.5 | March 15, 1971 | 42.3 |
| February 4, 1930 | 44.3 | January 12, 1972 | 43.4 |
| December 31, 1931 | 35.9 | May 14, 1973 | 56.7 |
| March 1, 1932 | 52.5 | February 10, 1974 | 50.9 |
| June 10, 1933 | 47.0 | April 13, 1975 | 54.0 |
| December 11, 1934 | 20.7 | March 16, 1976 | 39.2 |
| April 21, 1935 | 50.4 | April 22, 1977 | 41.6 |
| May 1, 1936 | 46.1 | April 11, 1978 | 45.6 |
| February 25, 1937 | 58.0 | April 23, 1979 | 54.6 |
| April 27,1938 | 46.9 | April 14, 1980 | 48.1 |
| May 15, 1939 | 49.2 | June 16, 1981 | 40.0 |
| May 17, 1940 | 39.9 | December 21, 1982 | 47.0 |
| May 2, 1941 | 33.8 | May 31, 1983 | 55.7 |
| April 30, 1942 | 41.6 | May 26, 1984 | 52.0 |
| June 17, 1943 | 49.6 | March 19, 1985 | 49.2 |
| May 17, 1944 | 49.6 | October 20, 1986 | 41. 7 |
| April 25, 1945 | 55.2 | March 14, 1987 | 44.1 |
| January 27, 1946 | 45.6 | January 7, 1988 | 43.8 |
| May 7, 1947 | 43.3 | March 9, 1989 | 48.0 |
| May 15, 1948 | 45.5 | June 10, 1990 | 49.9 |
| April 10, 1949 | 47.6 | January 20, 1991 | 51.5 |
| April 3, 1950 | 53.3 | December 31,1992 | 41.8 |
| July 30, 1951 | 42.6 | May 21, 1993 | 49.7 |
| April 15, 1952 | 44.5 | May 7, 1994 | 52.4 |
| May 27, 1953 | 40.9 | June 14, 1995 | 53.1 |
| May 10, 1954 | 27.8 | June 3, 1996 | 49.5 |
| April 17, 1955 | 43.5 | March 27, 1997 | 56.3 |
| March 5, 1956 | 39.0 | May 16, 1998 | 50.0 |
| July 10, 1957 | 46.2 | February 14, 1999 | 49.4 |
| May 25, 1958 | 44.7 | July 6, 2000 | 38.0 |
| March 4, 1959 | 35.9 | March 8, 2001 | 47.9 |
| April 27, 1960 | 40.0 | June 3, 2002 | 51.2 |
| June 3, 1961 | 50.2 | May 29, 2003 | 49.0 |
| April 20, 1962 | 47.6 | December 24, 2004 | 47.0 |
| April 9, 1963 | 42.9 | February 1, 2005 | 51.2 |
| May 17, 1964 | 44.0 | March 27, 2006 | 39.7 |
| April 25, 1965 | 44.1 | January 28, 2007 | 45.5 |
| May 17, 1966 | 42.4 | ||
| June 3, 1967 | 40.0 | ||
| June 15, 1968 | 41.8 |
Top Ten Historical Crests at Red River Landing.
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1 |
61.30 ft. |
03/25/1997 |
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2 |
60.94 ft. |
05/14/1927 |
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3 |
60.52 ft. |
06/05/1983 |
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4 |
59.89 ft. |
04/29/1945 |
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5 |
59.19 ft. |
04/23/1979 |
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6 |
58.99 ft. |
02/27/1937 |
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7 |
58.60 ft. |
04/15/2002 |
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8 |
58.22 ft. |
05/13/1973 |
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9 |
57.19 ft. |
03/04/1950 |
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10 |
56.73 ft. |
04/15/1975 |
TIME TO PAY DUES
Our 2008 membership drive started on January 1st. Dues of $35.00 (thirty-five dollars) are payable to Lake Mary Civic Association. Send your membership dues to
Lake Mary Civic Association
P. O. Box 978
Woodville, MS 39669
(forms for new members are on the "Contacts and Classified" page.
Acadian Air Med Service
It is important that we all know GPS
readings near our camps. If you don't know the GPS coordinates of if you don't
have a large clearing near you, check out our information.
RENEW HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES
MS hunting and fishing licenses expire on June 30th.
copied from www.mdwfp.com.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and
Parks has excelled in making the obtaining of hunting and fishing licenses
accessible for sportsmen and women all over the United States by the
implementation of a 24 hour, 7 day a week phone sales option at 1-800-5GO-HUNT.
You may also purchase your license anytime on line at www.mdwfp.com.
WANTED
Share the fishing and hunting pictures that
you've taken in the Lake Mary area. Email them to us.
See the new pictures that we have in the Fishing
and Hunting Section
Lake Mary is a beautiful oxbow lake located in the western part
of Wilkinson County Mississippi. It is located about twenty miles from
Woodville, Mississippi. Use MS Hwy 24 from the east or US Hwy 61 from north or
south to get to Woodville, MS, then west on MS Hwy 24 to the Lake Mary Road.
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