Lake Monticello

Ok, I’ll map nerd here again. Let’s look at Lake Monticello from the air today. First I’ll look at it from Landsat Satellite. For those unaware, Lake Monticello was drained for levee repairs and while the lake was drained the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) has done a bunch of habitat work on the lake. And as the lake is refilling now the AGFC is restocking the lake. You can watch the video update on everything from the AGFC here.

Now for the satellite stuff I said was coming.

This is the most recent Landsat image I could download today. There’s some from July 13th and 14th but clouds cover those images. This one is from July 05, 2023. I’ll have to look for some more updates after all these rains, I haven’t been able to mow in over a week!

Now let’s go back a few years.

This Landsat image is from March 19, 2013 at a more full pool I’m guessing.

Now we have a ways to go but it’s coming!

This is what the lake looked like in 2021 during the repairs. It’s come a long way!

Now as I was thinking on this update my friend Bennie Ryburn texted me these pictures he took while flying over the lake last week. I really appreciate his sharing these pictures, he knows how much I enjoy the lake and seeing some good pictures!