Despite a widely shared post on social media, the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that West Point Lake is indeed safe for swimming. “As you know, the lake levels, as of yesterday, have been above full pool.”Click to see full answer. Hereof, does West Point Lake have alligators?This isn’t the first time an alligator has been spotted in West Point Lake, according to Menken, whose DNR district includes Troup County. On average, there are two or three reports of alligator sightings each summer, and sometimes they’ve been reported as far north as the Chattahoochee River in Franklin, Menken said.Additionally, why is West Point Lake so low? The decline in the lake level since early March is a direct result of water being needed to meet downstream flow requirements and not an effort to draw the lake back down to its normal winter pool. Just so, is it safe to swim in Lake Lanier? While it remains unsafe to venture into the Chattahoochee River, Lake Lanier remains safe for swimmers and boaters. After the constant rain that has plagued the state of Georgia, officials said rivers and lakes are currently in hazardous conditions and dangerous for people to swim in.How dirty is the Chattahoochee River?Not exactly. Sewage and pollutants, plus trash and bacteria from the tributaries feeding into the Chattahoochee, still occasionally wash into the river. The Riverkeeper has found “hundreds” of companies—and is currently suing one—in the Chattahoochee watershed that allegedly violated clean water laws.
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