Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:47:19 -0400
From: Annie Howell
Subject: Dead trees at Jordan.
The impoundment area on the south side of Hwy 64 has dead trees because the drainage pipes leading from that area to the lake became blocked. The water rose and rose until it threatened the entry road to the park.
The DOT finally (after much urging by park officials) found the blockages and started to pump the water out of the impoundment so that they could remedy the drain situation. Unfortunately, this did not happen in time to save the trees that had essentially been drowned by the high water. Hopefully new or repaired drains will keep this from happening again.