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Do a quick search on the lake port Dam, and you find that its electric capacity is extremely small, 705 kW......

Even the now non operational Kelly Dam in Manchester is only capable off 2.4MW

Consider dams like Hoover dam are capable of 2,000+ MW

With those facts, those are when Dam's are operating at full capacity... Which for lake port is when the flow is around 250 cfs...... Now people are correct they could hold lake port at a constant 250cfs, but then there would be flooding issues etc. So they control lake levels through out the watershed, not just Winnipesaukee, by controlling out flows from the dams..... when there is no rain even at 250cfs the lake drops. A misconception is that this is because of the outflow... But you need to look at the inflows to, which during a drought also go down.

You have good years you have bad years, deal with it.... keep a trailer able boat.... when you need to take it out you can, and then put it back in when you can.....when I had the time, the boat would come out when levels dictated it, and I wouldn't winterize it in case I wanted it back in.... And yes there where years where the boat went back in....

Your asking the dam operators to fight with Mother Nature.... She will always win in the end..... If you want to constantly usable lake, move south....