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Grapevine Lake Boat Ramps that are open? #11711025 07/08/16 02:22 AM
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Does anyone know what boat ramps are open on Grapevine Lake this weekend?


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Re: Grapevine Lake Boat Ramps that are open? [Re: MsShelbie] #11711482 07/08/16 11:09 AM
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I was at Grapevine yesterday and used Katie Woods ramp. The high water ramp is open. The only other I know of at this time is Silver Lake Marina, but they charge $20.00. Katie Woods $5.00

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Hey! Thanks for your help! laugh

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Unless it has changed much from from a week ago the Katie's Woods parking lot is still closed.


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Re: Grapevine Lake Boat Ramps that are open? [Re: MsShelbie] #11717695 07/12/16 01:28 AM
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It may have. Katie's Woods was open last weekend.


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Did the big lot open at Katie woods yet?

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Katie Woods high ramp is open but big lot and ramp is still closed. Need the water to go down a couple more feet.


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Re: Grapevine Lake Boat Ramps that are open? [Re: MsShelbie] #11732024 07/20/16 05:52 AM
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why is the water so slow to drop on grapvine? Been a month or mpre since we got big rains hadnt it?

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Originally Posted By: Devil Horse
why is the water so slow to drop on grapvine? Been a month or mpre since we got big rains hadnt it?


GV is the whipping boy of lakes around here. GV can safely hold a lot of water so it is the last one to be drained after any flooding. Add that to the City of GV really doesn't want the lake traffic. They lose money if the lake is open and GV controls most of the parks and ramps. GV collects millions in taxes from the airport and don't want to spend any of this money on parks clean up and policing etc. so it's probably always gonna be this way. It's all about the money.


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Re: Grapevine Lake Boat Ramps that are open? [Re: MsShelbie] #11733022 07/20/16 08:23 PM
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The ramps at the Twin Coves on the north shore are open

Re: Grapevine Lake Boat Ramps that are open? [Re: MsShelbie] #11733024 07/20/16 08:23 PM
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The ramps at the Twin Coves on the north shore are open

Re: Grapevine Lake Boat Ramps that are open? [Re: Muzzlebrake] #11733517 07/21/16 01:20 AM
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why is the water so slow to drop on grapvine? Been a month or mpre since we got big rains hadnt it?


GV is the whipping boy of lakes around here. GV can safely hold a lot of water so it is the last one to be drained after any flooding. Add that to the City of GV really doesn't want the lake traffic. They lose money if the lake is open and GV controls most of the parks and ramps. GV collects millions in taxes from the airport and don't want to spend any of this money on parks clean up and policing etc. so it's probably always gonna be this way. It's all about the money.

so what about the land owners around the lake, sorry never been to grapevine but doesnt it have waterfront homes like other lakes?

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Originally Posted By: Devil Horse
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why is the water so slow to drop on grapvine? Been a month or mpre since we got big rains hadnt it?


GV is the whipping boy of lakes around here. GV can safely hold a lot of water so it is the last one to be drained after any flooding. Add that to the City of GV really doesn't want the lake traffic. They lose money if the lake is open and GV controls most of the parks and ramps. GV collects millions in taxes from the airport and don't want to spend any of this money on parks clean up and policing etc. so it's probably always gonna be this way. It's all about the money.

so what about the land owners around the lake, sorry never been to grapevine but doesnt it have waterfront homes like other lakes?


Not many but there are some mansions on the cliffs over on the north side and a few older homes on the south in the old Reed Addition west of Mcpherson slough. Even when water is over the spillway the houses are still a long ways up from the water.


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Re: Grapevine Lake Boat Ramps that are open? [Re: MsShelbie] #11736072 07/22/16 01:26 PM
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The lake is down to only 3 ft over now and what do you know, they have cut the outlet flow down by over 400 cfs. Don't look for the lake to open fully until maybe September at this rate or even at all this year. Even if the lake gets back to normal pool they still may keep the parks closed for whatever reason.


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Re: Grapevine Lake Boat Ramps that are open? [Re: MsShelbie] #11740865 07/25/16 03:04 PM
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Things are looking up. Trawick ramp opened and Katies parking lot opened.
Lake is less than 2 ft over now.


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