[jdulej]

Originally Posted by Robin Hardwick

We live in Marsh Bend that is the village that connects to DeLuna…we have been here for three years and cannot believe the incredible beauty that the areas south of 44 provide…we enjoy our evenings out on our lanai listening to the sand hill cranes that nest in Hog Eye preserve just outside our back door (still waiting for the turnpike noise to arrive)… we love the beautiful walks around the preserve and the pitch and put as well as the golf course Lowlands too…of course you will adore the musical venue of Edna’s on the Green with its open bar And three food truck options open year round where you sit under the giant southern oaks and relax under the most beautiful of locations (a fun alternative to the 10 minute cart ride to Brownwood square). We also love that the new Southern Oaks shopping is now open five streets away with all the extras you need…your home will have all the newest of hurricane protection, roof, appliances, plumbing, electrical and a smart home for technology too! Welcome to paradise and may you love being here as much as we do…We do not have green swamp men but they may be somewhere with the truck drivers…we will keep watching and listening for them LOL!

You win. Sign me up!! . Just kidding but it sounds like a great area. And, this is from a Lake Deaton on a pond dweller

[kansasr]

According to the FEMA website, there are over 1,000 lots in The Villages in Sumter County that are in a 100 year flood plane, which is defined as having a 26% chance of flooding over the life of a 30 year mortgage.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by ohioshooter

This makes no sense.

Yeah, you are correct. I changed the 'or' to 'on' and now it makes sense.

Some people like to live dangerously and Chitty Chatty gives them a chance to do that when they have to dodge cars pulling out onto Morse.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Dusty_Star

& the Southern Oaks correction?

What the southern oaks correction? Did they have to change Southern Oaks golf course or bridge they are building?

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Altavia

Other than the pitch and putt, which appears to be on high ground, there are no golf courses between the Turnpike and 44 for The Villages to flood.

Unless The Villages confirms otherwise, the "prairies" will become lakes with no place to drain. Overflows will have no place to go but the streets and yards.

Parts of central Florida received over 16" off rain during Ian and are still flooded.

We are building 10 feet above the prairie, I have no concern about water, you seem to think will flood homes. We were here during Irma. Our Two tunnels flooded with 4’ of water. Our 1.5 acre pond was up 15’ level to the road. That’s in LSL area, so what you speak of happens in LSL, Prairie had standing water, but nothing like the ponds in LSL area

[coffeebean]

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[twoplanekid]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

A while ago someone posted a video of a presentation of the storm water management system here in The Villages. If I recall correctly, the presenter (person who designed this system more than 20 years ago) said that south of 466, we have a 100 year storm management system in place. That is just from my memory though.

Storm water management slides

https://www.districtgov.org/PdfUploa...03.13.2018.pdf

Storm water management video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VWL2iYzY-o

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by asianthree

We are building 10 feet above the prairie, I have no concern about water, you seem to think will flood homes. We were here during Irma. Our Two tunnels flooded with 4’ of water. Our 1.5 acre pond was up 15’ level to the road. That’s in LSL area, so what you speak of happens in LSL, Prairie had standing water, but nothing like the ponds in LSL area

What zone does the FEMA flood map have you in?

I'm referencing the recent event in Sanford which was probably more like a 500 yr flood. We dodged a bullet by less than 100 mi.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by twoplanekid

Storm water management slides

https://www.districtgov.org/PdfUploa...03.13.2018.pdf

Storm water management video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VWL2iYzY-o

2018 presentation, don't see any Championship courses to flood south of 44 to the Turnpike?

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

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Finally common sense.

[gobuck827]

Originally Posted by Altavia

2018 presentation, don't see any Championship courses to flood south of 44 to the Turnpike?

As was mentioned in an earlier post, Southern Oaks is a championship course South of 44.

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by gobuck827

As was mentioned in an earlier post, Southern Oaks is a championship course South of 44.

But Southern Oaks is also south of Warm Springs, there was no evidence of that golf course being connected to Lake Okahumpka during construction?

I found this 2006 reference for Proposed Minimum and Guidance Levels for Lake Okahumpka

https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/sites...rt_sep2006.pdf

I think it shows previously built homes at that time start to flood at 60ft lake level.

If I were buying/building in that area, if be asking how high can that lake get before water enters the garage.

[Bikehike]

Does the turnpike infrastructure help drain water?

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by Bikehike

Does the turnpike infrastructure help drain water?

The Turnpike is at about 75ft so would drain towards the lake

Others have posted the Developer added 10ft of dirt so most home would be at 70ft.