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Blue Thunder · 06-05-2012, 02:52 PM

Not that many will care because its not Winni but over here in the lakes region of Maine things are in dire straights. Sebago Lake has come up over 19 inches since Memorial Day. Many dock companies are out straight trying to raise and/or remove docks before a heavy wind comes up. Several boats around the lake have sunk due to 9 inches of rain over the weekend taxing bilge pumps and boat batteries to the limit.

The Maine Dept of Conservation and Recreation has closed the locks at the Sebago Lake State Park and opened the flood gates attempting to drop Long Lake and Brandy Pond by some two feet. The problem with this is all that water flows into Sebago which is already 3 inches above "full pond". Exacerbating that is the only outlet from Sebago is via a dam into the Presumpscot River which has been in and out of flood stage the past few days so the outflow is being controlled.

Not a good situation at all. The lake is rising at nearly an inch every 5 hours with no end in sight.

BT

06-05-2012, 02:52 PM	#9
Blue Thunder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Eastern MA & Frye Island/Sebago Lake, Maine Posts: 952 Thanks: 253 Thanked 351 Times in 158 Posts	Consider yourselves lucky... Not that many will care because its not Winni but over here in the lakes region of Maine things are in dire straights. Sebago Lake has come up over 19 inches since Memorial Day. Many dock companies are out straight trying to raise and/or remove docks before a heavy wind comes up. Several boats around the lake have sunk due to 9 inches of rain over the weekend taxing bilge pumps and boat batteries to the limit. The Maine Dept of Conservation and Recreation has closed the locks at the Sebago Lake State Park and opened the flood gates attempting to drop Long Lake and Brandy Pond by some two feet. The problem with this is all that water flows into Sebago which is already 3 inches above "full pond". Exacerbating that is the only outlet from Sebago is via a dam into the Presumpscot River which has been in and out of flood stage the past few days so the outflow is being controlled. Not a good situation at all. The lake is rising at nearly an inch every 5 hours with no end in sight. BT __________________ " Live for today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come"