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Rain raises lake, more to come

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Rain raises lake, more to come

Recent rainfall, fog and cold temperatures made navigating roadways more hazardous this past week, but helped one of the county’s lakes return to its desired level.The Buescher State Park received 6.75 inches of rainfall with the recent storms, putting its updated dam and spillway to the test, said Site Manager Robbie Boyer.The park’s lake was lowered by 10 feet for construction on the historic dam and two new terraces, and is reliant on rainfall to bring it back up to glory.While the recent precipitation helped, the spillway has not yet seen action as there was no overflow and the lake ...

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