From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Oct. 27, 1989:

• Work on a spillway along Potter Lake on the Kansas University campus was completed this week. John Wagner, owner of Wagner’s Mudjacking Co., Inc., Topeka, said today that workers had completed repairs on a leak under the spillway which had been causing erosion. The lake had been partially drained to permit construction on the spillway, a process that Tom Anderson, KU facilities operations director, said had to be done about every eight years because the hilly area around the lake was constantly shifting.
• Officials at the KU Weather Service said this week that the recent relocation of the service’s rain gauge was probably producing more accurate rainfall measurements. The accuracy of the gauge, which had previously been placed on the ground near Malott Hall, had been called into question because of interference by nearby trees and a construction trailer. Forecaster Ed Levy had requested that the gauge be moved, and after approval by the National Weather Service, the device had been moved to the roof of Malott. Mark Bogner, who had replaced Levy as forecaster in September, said he believed the new location was providing more accurate rainfall readings. Bogner said he had heard people still questioning the gauge’s accuracy because of differences in the rainfall in Lawrence compared to nearby towns. “A lot of people have questioned why Lawrence is so far behind and Topeka and Kansas City are so far ahead,” he said. “Some say it is the rain gauge and inaccurate readings, but I say it’s bad luck. Lawrence just didn’t get the rain because of scattered conditions.”