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Originally Posted by lawn psycho
The practical person in me has to ask this question. Why not build your docks with a higher running surface? Numerous times over the last 10-12 years the water level has risen to the point of docks going under so it's not some 1/500 year phenomenon.
They do it on the ocean AND they have to deal with tides.
Seriously, if wakes are impacting you, engineer around it. Sorry but the lake being 6-12 inches above full should not be reason to "shut 'er down."
Does a standard height exist? Seems to me the problem is those who don't think ahead and build their docks too low.
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...but it's not. While docks can be damaged, it is the shorelines that also suffer. Natural wave action is bad enough, but when we compound manmade wave action with natural, we add to the damage to shorelines, and increase the amount of silt and debris being washed into the lake. This does nothing to improve the quality of the lake water, and increases the likelyhood of damage to boats traveling at a higher speed.
Again, just my humble opinion.
