Texas Lake Solutions

The rain is still coming down in Texas, with one of the wettest Augusts in history behind us, and quite a bit of rain in the early days of September, and now IKE coming in to East Texas following a path that appears to be headed right along the Sabine River headed North toward Tyler, Longview, and Marshall, we can expect quite a bit more. Our local reservoirs should be up to capacity. Farm ponds and small private lakes in the area should all be full. It remains to be seen whether this will be helpful to us in dealing with weed problems, or whether the extra water may cause new infestations due to overflow. We will just have to wait it out. It would be a good idea to check your ponds and lakes to see what might have floated in, as soon as the situation stabilizes.

It is now the early part of September, and we just made it through what I think is the wettest  August  that I have ever seen in the Lone Star State.  What effect this will have on your pond or lake,  remains to be seen, but at least they should be full.  If you are planning to amend your impound with lime for pH, start planning it now. If you need to test, or have it tested this is the time to start scheduling it. Getting a head start now may give you a big advantage when the Spring season rolls around.