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Originally Posted by ScubaLatt
why r they closed? I didn't think they closed during the summer?
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They are trying to control the salinity back in the marsh. Back this spring Big Lake water was very low salinity so they left the gate at Grand Bayou wier open.
Now that the lake water is saltier, they don't want "lake water" to go back into the marsh unless the marsh water is below a certain salinity.
I guess it has not rained in that area and the salinity got up to the "target" maximum level so the gate was closed.
If it rains in that area, the gate might open back up for a while.