Boone Lake, or what some might have called the lack of Boone Lake for the past several years, will get spruced up for summer later this month with an annual cleanup day as water enthusiasts prepare for the lake to return.
The lake didnât actually go anywhere: Itâs been in a drawdown since the Tennessee Valley Authority discovered a sinkhole in October 2014 near the base of the Boone Dam embankment and found water and sediment seeping from the riverbank below.
The agency ultimately launched a multi-year repair effort that required it to lower the lakeâs water surface to 1,350 to 1,355 feet above sea level.