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Old 05-31-2024, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by NotGolfer View Post
You're new here, right? The "lakes" are for water retention as well as control during rainier times and not for the pleasure of any residents. Nice to look at however.
They certainly are for the pleasure of residents, that's why they build homes around them and charge a premium for those lots. Their main function is flood control and irrigation but they also beautify the landscape, bring nature to our back yards and are very relaxing to live around. Sometimes they're low and sometimes they're high just as natural lakes, ponds, streams, and swamps are, all depends on the amount of rain we have.