Yesterdays deluge undid all the lake lowering progress from last week. This was not a huge surprise; a lot of rain was predicted. The Lakeport dam output was throttled back until downstream areas shed yesterday's rain. Less rain is predicted in the next ten days so once the dam opens up again some drawdown progress can be made, however it will take a week or more to get levels down.
Winnipesaukee is nowhere near a no wake zone posting, based on historic levels and previous no wake bans. It would be nice if people on the lake showed some awareness of the current problems caused by high water but such common sense appears to be in short supply with the general boating public. Just observe the typical behaviors of boaters on a summer weekend and you will know that many folks just don't "get it", high water or not.
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