Water Temperature - 2018

fatlazyless · 06-27-2018, 10:09 AM

Wonder what's up with the yet to be installed, not present, USGS water monitor buoy that was located just outside the swim line at the Weirs Beach swim area for the last two summers; 2016 and 2017?

So, where's the orange USGS water monitor buoy for the Weirs Beach-Lake Winnipesaukee area this year?

According to reports from February 2018, the federal executive had said it wanted to cut the USGS budget by 20% so maybe the buoy monitor program has been curtailed or something? Have no clue ...... all I know is the buoy ..... it ain't here this year, so far?

As already mentioned, a very good quality, floating Intex water thermometer, can be had for just $2.49 at Rand's Hardware in Plymouth..... it is designed with a lanyard hole to have a small, thin, line attached so it can be attached to a dock .... an accurate mercury thermometer ....because the posted NH-DES temp taken at the Lakeport Dam always seems to be 2-3 degrees warmer than what I measure .... now at 67.5 .... which is not very warm.

06-27-2018, 10:09 AM	#16
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,176 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,103 Times in 812 Posts	Wonder what's up with the yet to be installed, not present, USGS water monitor buoy that was located just outside the swim line at the Weirs Beach swim area for the last two summers; 2016 and 2017? So, where's the orange USGS water monitor buoy for the Weirs Beach-Lake Winnipesaukee area this year? According to reports from February 2018, the federal executive had said it wanted to cut the USGS budget by 20% so maybe the buoy monitor program has been curtailed or something? Have no clue ...... all I know is the buoy ..... it ain't here this year, so far? As already mentioned, a very good quality, floating Intex water thermometer, can be had for just $2.49 at Rand's Hardware in Plymouth..... it is designed with a lanyard hole to have a small, thin, line attached so it can be attached to a dock .... an accurate mercury thermometer ....because the posted NH-DES temp taken at the Lakeport Dam always seems to be 2-3 degrees warmer than what I measure .... now at 67.5 .... which is not very warm. __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store!