Thank you, you can still drink lake water, but even in my day I used an extra filter, and only for my morning coffee. I could talk for hours of this beautiful lake, it's 32 miles long, and almost 400-500 ft deep in a few places. I am more of southern east side guy, it's where I began my education with a 14ft aluminum boat and a 10 hp Johnson engine, it was perfect for a 12 year old kid.