lake level

[secondcurve]

Originally Posted by Sue Doe-Nym

Ha ha! Very amusing….but there’s no need to mock those who seriously wonder why there isn’t a better and more reliable system for regulating the water level, given advances in modern technology. It appears that the SWAG system is the one currently in place.

There isn't. Short of building a new reservoir.

[Sue Doe-Nym]

Okay…. I am not happy with the consensus, but I surrender! It’s hard to believe that we need to rely on what seems to be archaic stuff, but hopefully something better will surface in the future. Here’s to higher lake levels! 👏🏼👍

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Sue Doe-Nym

Okay…. I am not happy with the consensus, but I surrender! It’s hard to believe that we need to rely on what seems to be archaic stuff, but hopefully something better will surface in the future. Here’s to higher lake levels! 👏🏼👍

Over the last three decades, I've been following the slow progression of a group of my neighbor's large trees. Every June, pictures are taken.

Five of the seven are still standing, but hanging over the lake. Two maples couldn't support the angle they'd been forced to maintain and snapped off. As collapsed trees deteriorate, all of the chemical compounds in those trees are slowly leaching into the lake. (Enriching algae).

So what is happening?

High lake levels don't stop at the boulders lining the lake. Surface waters reach far under many miles of the lake's waterfront properties. Winter's precipitations move undesirable nutrients closer to the lake. Wakes intensify that movement and flush high-nutrient soil compounds into the lake. (Nitrogen, phosphorus, aluminum).

My acre of lakefront has lost countless trees. Two, with a circumference of twelve feet, have fallen in within the last decade. Two others continue to grow, but are likely to fall the next decade.

Admiring a new gutter installation, I leaned against a large pine. Because it was a windy day, I was surprised at how much it moved. Unseen, its roots were moving as well. While such movement exposes new nutrients for the tree, it also shuffles underground soils. Gravity moves such soils closer to the lake.

In short, hillsides are sliding into the lake. After Ice-Out, oversized boat wakes assure this endless slide.

Higher levels harm the lake.