High Winni Water Level

Descant · 08-09-2023, 05:34 PM

I hope the level will now drop slowly so we can boat well into the fall. Don't you just hate it when all those rocks start growing bigger right after Labor Day?

LIforrelaxin · 08-10-2023, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

I hope the level will now drop slowly so we can boat well into the fall. Don't you just hate it when all those rocks start growing bigger right after Labor Day?

That would be nice wouldn't it?
Right now they still have the dam releasing ~1250 cfs, which is enough to keep the lake dropping if we don't have more rain...
If I look at the lake level it is not dropping as fast as it was last week.... but it is droping a little
What this says to me is they are trying to find the balance now, so that they can keep the lake steady, by matching the incoming water to the out going water......
I am sure the folks down stream want to see their lakes go down as well.....

jeffk · 08-12-2023, 04:51 PM

If you look at the Bizer Lake Level charts you can see that the Winni water level is drawn down beginning in mid July through mid October. Why? To prepare Winni to be able to absorb the spring melt and typical spring rains and act as a buffer for downstream. Why start so early? Because it takes a long time to draw down Winni 15 inches without causing addition downstream flooding. Plus it gives more time to manage unusual amounts of rain.

So the dam management people are now thinking of a slow and steady drawdown, not keeping it at a high level.

garysanfran · 08-12-2023, 05:54 PM

The Weirs Channel is like a rushing river.

chachee52 · 08-13-2023, 07:06 AM

I'm a little surprised that we haven't heard much about people running into the Witches with the water so high this summer.

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08-09-2023, 05:34 PM	#1
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,482 Thanks: 1,393 Thanked 1,667 Times in 1,086 Posts	I hope the level will now drop slowly so we can boat well into the fall. Don't you just hate it when all those rocks start growing bigger right after Labor Day?

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08-12-2023, 04:51 PM	#3
jeffk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,191 Thanks: 212 Thanked 460 Times in 263 Posts	If you look at the Bizer Lake Level charts you can see that the Winni water level is drawn down beginning in mid July through mid October. Why? To prepare Winni to be able to absorb the spring melt and typical spring rains and act as a buffer for downstream. Why start so early? Because it takes a long time to draw down Winni 15 inches without causing addition downstream flooding. Plus it gives more time to manage unusual amounts of rain. So the dam management people are now thinking of a slow and steady drawdown, not keeping it at a high level.

08-13-2023, 07:06 AM	#5
chachee52 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 483 Thanks: 6 Thanked 97 Times in 76 Posts	I'm a little surprised that we haven't heard much about people running into the Witches with the water so high this summer.