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Houseboatmagazine.com
When the Corp of Engineers at Lake
Cumberland in Kentucky decided to
lower the level of the lake between
eight and 12 feet, it left the new owner
of Alligator 1 marina in a tight spot.
With less than 24 hours notice on
the dropping water levels, many of
the houseboats at Alligator 1 were
touching the bottom of the lake, which
made the water utterly unusable. The
water was so low, houseboat owners
couldn't even fuel up their boats.
Over half of the houseboaters at
Alligator 1 were forced out of their
slip and moved to different marinas on
Lake Cumberland. Some even pulled
their boats out of Lake Cumberland
altogether.
Marina pulls together to build Cave Springs
By Karlee Dahl
The Alligator 1 site that shows Lake
Cumberland at a low 680.
Alligator 1 before the move started.
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