Post by Rαyne on Aug 8, 2010 19:43:28 GMT -5
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The Whitewater Lake is vast and deep. Its circumference is about 20 miles.[/blockquote][/size]
The banks and shores are shallow for the first mile, getting about 5 feet deep at its deepest. However, venture any further in and there’s a drastic change in depth due to a sudden drop off. The drop off is only about 30 feet at first, but it grows deeper almost exponentially. The center of the lake is the deepest area, and the lake’s deepest point has been recorded to be a mile and a half deep.
There is a pier that starts on the western shore, which starts as just a bridge right on the surface of the water. Soon, the structure lifts upward via stairs and stands about six feet over the water’s surface.
The pier continues on, going all the way to the center of the lake. At the center, the bridge expands into a larger terrace. There are several shed-like structures here, some doors open, some closed. The sheds were used as storage for the bait, tools, and anything else that the fishermen or boat-makers might need. Some were even used as storage for maintenance supplies for the pier itself. There are several nets that may hang on the fences, and some may have fallen on the floor. There are piles of rope scattered in some of the sheds. All of it is quite a mess, but it’s still an interesting place to explore.
The terrace is also suspended six feet from the water’s surface, and since it’s all the way in the middle, it’s also suspended for a mile and a half below it thanks to large, connected logs, boards, and pieces of metal that were strung together to make a strong foundation.
Though it may seem like a flimsy structure due to the way that it moves with the wind, the composition of it deserves respect for having survived all the years it has without much human maintenance.
There are a few boats that still remain afloat next to the pier, held loosely on to the poles by ropes. Some boats have sunken to the depths of the lake, and others still hang on to the structure, though they’ve sunken as well.
The terrace and the pier have makeshift fences built around it to serve as something to grab to if you lose your balance. However, be weary of the effects of aging wood. Some of the posts are not stable—you can’t even trust the floor beneath you at times.
Some pieces of the fences have cracked off and fallen, and some of the supporting boards that make up the floor have also given in to nature.
Watch where you step and lean on.