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Rains close park, but fishing's good

Robert C. Reed | Hickory Daily Record

Joseph Heaggans, of Hiddenite, enjoyed fishing Thursday below the Oxford Dam on the Catawba River.

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From staff reports

Published: November 12, 2009

CONOVER - Riverbend Park was closed Thursday because Duke Energy opened the floodgates at Oxford Dam after about four inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours.

For safety reasons, county policy is that Riverbend Park, located off N.C. 16 North at the Catawba River in Catawba County, is closed when the floodgates are open at the dam, county spokesman Dave Hardin said in a press release.

Catawba County Parks staff members are hopeful Riverbend Park will reopen today, he said.

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