Recently, the City Council approved lowering the level of Lake Monticello (to allow for levee repair), instead of totally draining the lake, as requested by AG&F (in an effort to kill and restart the lake).

At the end of August, the valve was opened and water began to drain at an estimated rate of  50,000 gallon/minute through a 4 foot spillway underneath the levee.

Tuesday,morning, that valve closed, stopping the draining of the lake at around the 8 foot below its previous “full” level.

Lake Monticello had approximately 20 acres of surface.

These photos were taken  as interim fire chief Eric Chisom and city superintendent L.M.Wood  went out on the lake to close the valve.

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