WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Recent rain hasn’t had much effect on the lake levels at Cheney. As of Tuesday morning, it is 8.6 feet below normal. With water levels so low, new obstacles are popping up above the surface.
Low water levels at Cheney Lake have been a concern for years. It is the reservoir Wichita, and other communities pull from for water.
Boat ramps are now completely above ground, boat docks are sitting on dry land, and so are pieces of debris that used to be under the water’s surface.
“There’s picnic tables that are out there, just some old rocks that are out there from during the construction of things, sandbars that boats might hit as they’re going across the lake,” said Mitch Schwartz, Cheney Lake State Park Manager.
Over the past year, calls about debris have been coming in a lot more often.
“We do the best with what we have. When something is out there and exposed, we can see that we’ll go out there and try to move it to the best that we can,” Schwartz said.