Lake Level

[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by Tackleman

I had the exact same question. I just purchased my place in March. I see they are going to lower it by 502 but what is that. A foot, two feet? I

Full lake, measured at the Weirs is 504.00 ft above sea level (the lakes altitude if you will.).

Lake levels are measured in feet and decimal fractions of a foot. For each .083 feet change, this equates to 1 inch in change. So if the lake is at 504.48 ft, it is about 6 inches higher than full lake, meaning some low bridges may be difficult to get under.

If the lake was at 502.60, then the lake is 1 full foot plus another .40 ft, or about 5 inches, below full lake. The lake would then be a foot and a half low, and we have to be careful of shallow areas.

With a dock close to shore, the water is relatively deep close to shore and not rocks are present around the dock area, probably not a big deal. If the water is shallow at the dock, and the boat has a couple of feet of draft, you may want to make sure that we move the boat a little further back on the dock so as not to have the lake level drop enough to ground the boat. (had that happen to me at a rented dock in Smith's )

Hope this helps.

On 9/18 in the afternoon, lake level was 503.62, or .38 ft below full lake, approximately 3 1/2 inches. Here is a link to the DES website for the lake level: http://www2.des.state.nh.us/rti_data/wein3_TABLE.HTML