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I couldn't park my boat at the dock without the bow resting on the bottom. That deck is 30 ++ feet long from the shore line to the end. ToW |
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The town turned the dam control over to the "Main Power Co." who has a generator on the dam. Or so I've been told. They don't know how to control the water level yet.
Once the marina's had to stop putting customer boats in due to low water they finally closed the gates down. They closed them so far that the Ossipee river was but a trickle from normal flow. It took about two weeks to get the level up. About a week before you could navigate the No-Wake zones with motor down. While I was there the "channel" at spindle point, and I mean "mid Channel" only had 1-1/2 feet of water. I had to run it with my engine up to the point that the prop was almost out of the water.. ToW |
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The first set of channel markers in Broad Bay heading towards the main lake is where it was so low. We have a new neighbor who bought a brand new Toon with a Merc 115 on it. I told them if they go out to be VERY careful due to the low water. I guess he wasn't because on his maiden voyage he took 1-1/2 inches off all three blades on his prop. ![]() ToW |
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When you said "Spindle Point" I immediately thought Winni and I was trying to think how the heck the water could be low at Spindle Point and not at Welch Island!! ![]() ![]() It must be time for my nap! Thanks! Dan
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There has been a lot of controversy about the height of the water at different times of the year.
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The original post complains the Lakeport dam is closed but this link http://www2.des.state.nh.us/RTi_Home...E=Lakeport+Dam shows the dam output has been regularly raised since May 26 and is currently over 1400 CFS which, I believe, means the flood gates have been opened to some extent. The lake is nowhere near being flooded, just a couple inches over "full" after some heavy downpours yesterday. If they keep pouring out the water at this rate it will drop the lake about an inch a day (I believe). At that rate the lake should be down to "full" level in a 3 to 5 days. That's hardly a big deal.
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The weekend before, my slip was underwater. Last weekend it was fine. The dam operators do a good job at keeping the water under control.
The last time I saw my slip underwater was the Mother's Day flood of 2006. The slip was underwater for almost a month. I believe that was the time Silver Lake in Lochmere experience heavy flooding. It is a fine line to balance the flow between Lake Winnipesaukee and the Lakes down river.
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The flow is the amount of water leaving Lake Winnipesaukee at the Lakeport Dam. It is measured in cubic feet per second (CFS). To put this in perspective, 1920 CFS is enough to fill about 45 swimming pools each minute. For a period of 24 hours, 1920 CFS yields 1.24 billion gallons, or enough water to lower the level of Lake Winnipesaukee one inch. The flow fluctuates depending on the time of year and the lake's height. The long-term average is about 550 CFS.
So 1400 is not quite an inch drawdown per day. Of course there is additional run off after a big rain storm and the normal inflow sources that need to be balanced. However, at this rate it will come down in less than a week. And again, the dam is being actively managed and NOT "closed". |
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I'm not local so I have to trust those who are. Me bad. ![]() In any case the water was WAY to low for the time of year. ToW |
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