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THuckaby2

Re:Lake Seminole
« Reply #25 on: September 30, 2004, 10:35:37 AM »
Patrick:

That is definitely good news to me.  Man that picture looked horrifying.

So, not to be the materialistic self-centered heartless weasel or anything, but does anyone have a report on Cuscowilla?

TH

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John_Cullum

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Re:Lake Seminole
« Reply #26 on: September 30, 2004, 05:33:56 PM »
 I saw Seminole 7 days after hurricane Frances. it was in perfect condition. That would have been 9/11. Since then the Jupiter area had a rainstorm on 9/20 and 21 that dumped more rain than Frances, then Jeanne visited 9/25, but without too mech rain. I expect alot of what you see in the photo is from the 9/20 rains. Like Pat Mucci says, its basically a sand dune and it will drain faster than a seive. I started to go by there yesterday but I changed my schedule.

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rgkeller

Re:Lake Seminole
« Reply #27 on: September 30, 2004, 08:01:12 PM »
I spoke today to a member who says that the Club does not believe that they got any salt water and that the Club will open for play as scheduled in October.

He did not know when the various raters would be arriving.
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Doug Braunsdorf

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Re:Lake Seminole
« Reply #28 on: September 30, 2004, 08:05:59 PM »
I have never been to Seminole--but the question I wanted to ask is, is this water that covers the course right now very salty?  

If so, apart from the obvious, what are the effects to the grasses and in what time frame will real damage start to occur--are there grasses which are more resistant to saline water--

would this water be pumped off the course, as a means of expediting cleanup, or allowed to drain naturally?  I know this is a big sandbar, which would "drain like a sieve", but this looks like 4-5 feet of water to me, perhaps more.  Again, I've never seen this place in person, I don't know the elevation changes on the property.  

What I'm really looking for are the answers to "how long can the grasses used withstand a salty water", and, if this course has to be resodded in spots, how long will it take for the sod to root properly in order to make a playable surface for fairways, putting greens, etc?  

TIA.
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rgkeller

Re:Lake Seminole
« Reply #29 on: September 30, 2004, 09:00:09 PM »
Minor flooding at Seminole is not uncommon.  I am told that the center of the course between the east and west dune lines is actually below sea level. The ponds and the connecting stream are connected to pumps whose outflow is connected to the South Florida Water Management drainage system.

Most of such pumping systems operate only with the permission of the SFWM.
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