[JerseyBK]

I’m a new resident in Duval and noticed that the water level in the lake between Odell Circle and Backwater was quite a bit lower today. Anyone know what happened? Thanks!

[Bogie Shooter]

No rain.

[CWGUY]

Sorry, that is not a lake.

[JerseyBK]

Thanks! Lot to learn around here!

[kkingston57]

Originally Posted by JerseyBK

I’m a new resident in Duval and noticed that the water level in the lake between Odell Circle and Backwater was quite a bit lower today. Anyone know what happened? Thanks!

Do not know what happened, but can tell you that there is a lot of pumping water from one lake to another and a lot of under-ground activity. We live at Hacienda and have what I would describe as a lake like depression that is 1% water most of the time. Have been told that it was an old sink hole

[Bogie Shooter]

Retention ponds.

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by CWGUY

Sorry, that is not a lake.

Puddle

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by JerseyBK

Thanks! Lot to learn around here!

You will learn a lot on this forum especially how to be insincere, snarky and how to whine properly about things that bother you .

[bowlingal]

the rainy season is coming and these ponds will fill up quickly

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by JerseyBK

Thanks! Lot to learn around here!

Welcome to TV. You'll get a lot of smart A$$ replies on here.
Just ignore. People with cabin fever. Nothing better to do.

[JerseyBK]

Thanks everyone! No worries about the snarky replies. I’ve been here long enough to know that this place really is full of very friendly people.

[NoMo50]

Normal for this time of year (dry season). The retention ponds are used for flood control, as well as irrigation for the golf courses and common areas. Without rain, the levels in the ponds will draw down. Plus, they have the ability to transfer water amongst the ponds. Once the rains come, you will see the ponds fill up quickly. In fact, it is common to see sprinklers running at all times of the day during the rainy season to help draw the water down, especially if a major rain event is predicted. Again, all good and all normal.

[mk1126]

No substantial rain in weeks! Village people use them to water the golf courses; common grounds.

[OhioBuckeye]

Could be TV is watering a golf course. Or maybe it’s a feed for another body of water!

[Villages Kahuna]

The water in almost all lakes and ponds is what is used to water your lawn, public landscaping, and the golf courses themselves. Most are also interconnected so the water levels can be managed. But in the “dry season” like now, water levels in the lakes and ponds can decline dramatically, occasionally drying up completely.