yeah, last time it flooded thier excuse was that the ramps had to dry out... still havent figured that one out.. they said they were worried abt the structural integrity of the ramps. Its all baloney, they hold the parks hostage from the public until they get money from the govt to contract repairs. They make it seem worse than it is saying everything is unusable to get more money. I called the corps last year and told then they were running a scam and I would be calling my congressman.. well they opened the boat ramps the very next day.. folks have been complaining abt the little trick the corps does for years. FtWORTH district corps of engineers gets ALOT of complaints against them, and have a reputation of being the worst district in the state.

maybe the herons and cormorants will have a good feast anyway.

14.28 ft now . the bathrooms are half submerged .
http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/lake/status.htm

Leanin Post - lots of ignorance in your post. 1st there are only TWO districts in Texas. Second, funds are given out on October 1st for the next 12 months. When a catastrophe happens, they have to request funds. In case you haven't noticed, Congress takes a while to provide money. Third saturated soil is very weak. If you drive on the ramps when the underlying soil is wet you will cause even more damage leading to higher repair cost.

KAYAK

That's a lot of Water

Water still slowly flowin In.. See how long before they suck it Dry Again!

The underlying soil under the boat ramp is wet all the time; the ramp extends into the water.
The asphalt area above the ramp is no wetter underneath than all the asphalt roads that currently have water running out from under them now. As is the case with roads here in this subdivision and roads all over Bell county. None of those roads are being damaged by traffic which is much higher than any traffic that may use the boat ramps. The 30 day drying period after the water recedes off the parking lot is unnecessary IMHO. We used to back our boats down the flooded road and launch for 40 years before all the iron gates went up. Same road then as we use now and hasn't been topped but once in 46 years.

NOT a catastophe.. HOUSTON FLOOD .. CATASTROPHE.. KATRINA = CATASTROPHE..WORLD TRADE CENTER... CATASTROPHE.
Most parks have a boat ramp made of concrete, a loading dock made of alluminum and Teak wood. , and a toilet made of concrete or steel. so what is the big catastrophe you speak of? maybe a tree or 2 on the roadway, some wet paper in the bathroom? a dumpster floated down the road? Theres not really much that can be damaged at most of the parks. now the camping areas may have other issues, but the majority of parks only consist of those 3 things, a ramp, a dock and a toilet.
as far as how many districts are in texas, I didnt say there were more than two..and if you are the worst of the two,, your still the worst.
whats got your goat with my post anyway, do you work for the corp or something.
all of the people sitting around in the corps office vegetating should go pick up trash and help clean the parks up,cut up fallen limbs and haul them off, because they sure dont do much of anything else. that my friend is the Catastrophe, the waste of taxpayer money.

As I said they try to make it seem worse than it really is and use it as a BS reason to close the parks . I would be my lucky marble that there is a question on the form used to request funding that reads something like this. IS THE FACILITY CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO NEEDED REPAIRS? yesss sirr.. those ramps are soggy as a bowl of 3 day old cornflakes! THINGS ARE BAD, PLEASE SEND MONEY RAMPS ARE SO WET THAT IT AINT FUNNY.!!

Magged Out nice ACC!!

Leanin Post - the heaviest weight is the truck not the boat so they want to protect the asphalt leading to the ramp. That soil is not normally submerged. Yes to get money from Uncle Sam you have to "exaggerate". I have friends who work for the Corps. Just trying to tell both sides of the story - some of your points are valid.

Thanks Amigo, solid rods

He's right you know