Lake Lure Storm Recovery Updates 8/29/25
The work to restore Lake Lure continues!
HOW MUCH SILT AND DEBRIS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM LAKE LURE? The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has provided the following data on silt and debris removal from Lake Lure as of 8/24/25.
A total of 973,760 tons of silt/sediment have been removed from Lake Lure (66,520 tons in the last week alone).
A total of 98,288 cubic yards of debris has been removed from the waterway (1,048 cubic yards in the last week alone).
WHAT IS THE LAKE LEVEL? The Lake Level is at about 967 Mean Sea Level (MSL). (Full pond is 990.5 MSL)
This is about 7 feet up from the lowest level so contractors can begin getting into the coves to remove silt and debris.
The lake levels remain lower than it has ever been since the lake was built in the mid 1920's.
The new reservoir drain (completed in April 2025) allowed Town staff to lower the lake beyond the limits of the Tainter gates, which are normally used to control the lake level.
The lake level will remain drawn down at this stage of the lake restoration.
The photo here shows the silt and debris removal in the Washburn Marina.
