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Local ponds going dry
Low water levels can affect fish, wildlife
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A cypress tree-lined pond on JoDan Road exhibits tell-tale signs of drought. The current drought conditions have many Bulloch County ponds at all-time low levels.
Stumps, logs and lost fishing lures are appearing lately as Bulloch County area ponds, like others across the state, are dropping in water levels. Whether a pond is spring-fed, stream-fed or fills up from rainfall runoff, the drought is affecting them all. A drive through the county will show most ponds, regardless of whether they are used for irrigation, are unusually low.
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