sensor may be inaccurate
I think Lakegeezer is likely on to something. The Wiers Channel bottleneck likely kept the sensor from recording the true peaks in the main lake. It only records the water level in Paugus Bay. I did see a 1/2" to 1" drop at my dock on Cow Island while the sensor showed no change.
With regard to trying to figure out how fast it can drop and evaporation rates et al, I tried that a while back and gave up due to too many variables. The best indication is available on Bizers level charts. If you want to know best case, look for the steepest slope curve. It appears that during the 1984 and 1998 peaks, we got the best lake drop rate after, at about 6" per week. Don't know what the rain, wind, or temp conditions were that contributed to that, but that appears to be "best" case.
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