CHENEY, Kan. (KSNW) — Four campsites at Cheney Lake are closed because of flooding, and if lake levels remain high, turnout is expected to be low for the Fourth of July.
Kevin O’Brien, co-owner of O’Brien’s Marina, said he’s expecting far fewer people than the 40,000 to 50,000 they expect to see on a typical holiday weekend.
“It’s not going to be anywhere near that,” O’Brien said. “It may be clear down as far as, we may be lucky to see 10,000 people.”
For the marina, it is a night-and-day difference from last year’s holiday, as lake levels were still down due to the drought. Now, it’s almost four feet above normal…