More Debris

ApS · 06-05-2005, 09:18 AM

There is definitely more trash on the Lake this year than previous years.

It appears (to me

) that:

1) "new" trash (plus redistributed old trash) is blown onto rocky shorelines after ice-out.
2) Lakeport allows a rise in lake level, floating the trash +
3) Boat wakes "shake" trash from shoreline.
4) A few days of calm waters permit trash to drift into open water -- away from the rocky shorelines, where it would normally be "trapped".

This problem was recycled during our cold and wet weeks of May, when the lake level went down temporarily -- then came back up -- releasing more trash. Without having checked Lake Winnipesaukee gauges, I'd say there were two "highs" in the lake level in recent weeks.

Last night, after arriving home from a local restaurant, my dock was soaked -- not from rain, as there wasn't any -- but likely from one or more big wakes.

The downside was that I had been using the dock to sun-dry chunks of driftwood that I had recovered last week and some of it may have been "liberated" by the boat wake(s). Oh well.

BTW: Dried-out chunks of oak and maple driftwood makes great firewood. The "liberated" dimensional lumber from dock-building (and mooring markers) can be split to make tinder.

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06-05-2005, 09:18 AM	#3
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 6,057 Thanks: 2,283 Thanked 791 Times in 566 Posts	Floating debris liberations There is definitely more trash on the Lake this year than previous years. It appears (to me ) that: 1) "new" trash (plus redistributed old trash) is blown onto rocky shorelines after ice-out. 2) Lakeport allows a rise in lake level, floating the trash + 3) Boat wakes "shake" trash from shoreline. 4) A few days of calm waters permit trash to drift into open water -- away from the rocky shorelines, where it would normally be "trapped". This problem was recycled during our cold and wet weeks of May, when the lake level went down temporarily -- then came back up -- releasing more trash. Without having checked Lake Winnipesaukee gauges, I'd say there were two "highs" in the lake level in recent weeks. Last night, after arriving home from a local restaurant, my dock was soaked -- not from rain, as there wasn't any -- but likely from one or more big wakes. The downside was that I had been using the dock to sun-dry chunks of driftwood that I had recovered last week and some of it may have been "liberated" by the boat wake(s). Oh well. BTW: Dried-out chunks of oak and maple driftwood makes great firewood. The "liberated" dimensional lumber from dock-building (and mooring markers) can be split to make tinder. . __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.