Emptied Vesuvius closed to visitors (WITH GALLERY) - The Tribune

Emptied Vesuvius closed to visitors (WITH GALLERY) - The Tribune

Lake at drastically low water levels PEDRO — On Tuesday, the pier at Lake Vesuvius was full of visitors, marveling at the nearly-non-existent water levels. And on Thursday evening, the Wayne National Forest closed the lake in order to repair the lake dam’s gate. The low water event has been ongoing after forest employees opened the dam’s gate valve to do standard annual maintenance on Aug. 1 . The forest explained that dam gate is unable to clos…