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A hydraulic excavator-mounted rock drill is being used to drill holes for grouted anchors in the spillway chute and a Casagrande C-5 XP and a Casagrande C-7 XP are being used to drill a 6-in.-diameter 30-ft. shaft for the 238 grouted anchors.
By Lori Lovely
Last June, just as the summer outdoor sporting season was getting under way, trailered watercraft was banned on Ohio’s Knox Lake. Knox Lake was created in 1954 when the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife dammed the Kokosing River to create the reservoir for recreational purposes, comprises 469 acres with 11.4 mi. of shoreline. The composition of the bottom in the lower section near the dam, at 24 ft., consists of rock and gravel; the upper secCEG CORRESPONDENT
tion, which is only 12 ft. or less, is mostly mud and silt, with standing timber left to provide natural cover for fish. The reservoir is a popular spot for largemouth bass fishing, kayaking, canoeing and motorized boating. But those motorized boats aren’t allowed on the lake for now. The boat ramps were rendered unusable for trailered watercraft after ODNR reduced the water level by 6 ft. in order to begin construction to rehabilitate the 60-year-old dam. Access is still granted for small watercraft, such as canoes and kayaks, and despite a receding shoreline in
response to the lower water level, shoreline fishing is still permitted in public access areas. However, Dam Road, which leads to the spillway, is not accessible during construction. Rehabilitation Plan In conjunction with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, ODNR launched the one-year project to improve the Knox Lake Wildlife Area Dam in Knox County, with the goal of bringsee DAM page 2