Project would cut off lake from Back Bay system.(Local)

From: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) | Date: June 25, 2008 | Copyright information

By Scott Harper

The Virginian-Pilot

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Once upon a time, Lake Tecumseh and Back Bay were separate bodies of water in southern Virginia Beach, with thick, woody swamps between the two.

Then, Ash ville Bridge Creek was created as a drainage ditch and navigational channel. And then, decades later, a small offshoot canal was dug - officials are not sure by whom or when - that today connects Lake Tecumseh with the sprawling Back Bay system.

While boating and kayaking opportunities flourished with the manmade connections, the lake and Back Bay have ...

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