Lake Level this Year

Lakesrider · 03-31-2010, 02:19 PM

Well our basement floor is usually about a foot above the lake level so we don't get water. The building is only a few feet from the Lake. We now have about 5 inches of water in there because the lake and the floor are now even.
That said the Brewster Academy sail boats were out today. The little inflatables that were driving around were making small wakes that were lapping at the top of our retaining wall. If a big boat came cruising into the town docks we would be getting wet. I imagine the lake is still going up? Hopefully we won't have too bad an issue in the Basement...

Just Sold · 03-31-2010, 04:00 PM

Silver Lake is exrtremely high. I talked with a homeowner today in Laconia and he sent me to see his Pontoon boat tied to his deck and the high water. He has no yard in front of his home anymore and his outdoor fireplace is under water. He is located to the right of the dam outflow about 10 homes down. At least no one in the neighborhood is under water yet. I saw one cottage with water al the way under it.

I also visited the Winni, Laconia (Opechee) and Winnisquam dams today and they were all at capacity with pretty spectaular flow.

I was at the new public launch for Winnisquam in Laconia too and the river flow was very swift. One black marker was bobbing all over as the water pushed it around.

Gotta love having to work in the Laconia/Belmont area today.

Always have the camera with me when in the area of the lake.

Winnipesaukee Dam at Lakeport today. Other photos in Photopost Gallery under Weather
For comparrison here is the dam on 3/12/10 http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...136&ppuser=628

Bear Island South · 04-01-2010, 06:33 AM

the lake level hit 505 today
04/01/2010 03:00 42.6 505.01 0.00

any records for highest lake level?

DueSouth · 04-01-2010, 07:24 AM

See the following link for historical max elevations back until 1982 - June 3 maxed out at 5.89 on the gauge; I believe that was 1984 or 1985 -I have some photos (slides) of it somewhere.

http://des.nh.gov/organization/divis.../chart2009.pdf

FEMA list the 100 year flood elevation of Winnipesaukee as 506.

At the current lake elevation and discharge rate of 1,888 cfs it would take about 9 days to get down to a lake level of 504.32 - IF THERE WERE NO MORE RAIN AND NO MORE WATER RUNNING INTO THE LAKE

04-01-2010, 06:33 AM	#3
Bear Island South Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southboro, MA Posts: 579 Thanks: 75 Thanked 384 Times in 170 Posts	505 lake level the lake level hit 505 today 04/01/2010 03:00 42.6 505.01 0.00 any records for highest lake level?

03-31-2010, 02:19 PM	#1
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Well our basement floor is usually about a foot above the lake level so we don't get water. The building is only a few feet from the Lake. We now have about 5 inches of water in there because the lake and the floor are now even. That said the Brewster Academy sail boats were out today. The little inflatables that were driving around were making small wakes that were lapping at the top of our retaining wall. If a big boat came cruising into the town docks we would be getting wet. I imagine the lake is still going up? Hopefully we won't have too bad an issue in the Basement...

04-01-2010, 07:24 AM	#4
DueSouth Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 2 Posts	See the following link for historical max elevations back until 1982 - June 3 maxed out at 5.89 on the gauge; I believe that was 1984 or 1985 -I have some photos (slides) of it somewhere. http://des.nh.gov/organization/divis.../chart2009.pdf FEMA list the 100 year flood elevation of Winnipesaukee as 506. At the current lake elevation and discharge rate of 1,888 cfs it would take about 9 days to get down to a lake level of 504.32 - IF THERE WERE NO MORE RAIN AND NO MORE WATER RUNNING INTO THE LAKE