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Slickcraft · 05-19-2011, 08:54 AM

Expecting the Lakeport dam operator to make short term adjustments to lake levels is like giving someone a paper cup to lower the water level in an Olympic size pool while it is still raining.

As noted they are limited in what they can release because of lakes downstream. Even at full release the lake level would only drop one inch a day if there were zero inflow. In periods of extended rain and high inflow levels like now there is no physical way to keep the lake level from rising as inflow far exceeds maximum outflow. And, yes, what is going on now is pretty normal.

Late last summer with a month of almost no rain there was a chorus of complaints that the level was too low. In the end Mother Nature is in control here. That Bizer historical chart shows what we as users of the lake should expect over time and plan accordingly.

05-19-2011, 08:54 AM	#10
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,329 Thanks: 1,242 Thanked 2,118 Times in 968 Posts	Mother Nature is in charge Expecting the Lakeport dam operator to make short term adjustments to lake levels is like giving someone a paper cup to lower the water level in an Olympic size pool while it is still raining. As noted they are limited in what they can release because of lakes downstream. Even at full release the lake level would only drop one inch a day if there were zero inflow. In periods of extended rain and high inflow levels like now there is no physical way to keep the lake level from rising as inflow far exceeds maximum outflow. And, yes, what is going on now is pretty normal. Late last summer with a month of almost no rain there was a chorus of complaints that the level was too low. In the end Mother Nature is in control here. That Bizer historical chart shows what we as users of the lake should expect over time and plan accordingly.