lake level

[pondguy]

Think healthy plant blueberries.

[John Mercier]

Seems odd, but now would be a good time to pump from the lake onto their lawns.

The lake water has extra nutrients, the evaporation of the water intensifies this situation, so pumping enough to keep the lawn growing (no fertilizer) and just enough for it to be absorbed and not surface run-off back to the lake would probably help the future situation.

[Descant]

Originally Posted by pondguy

Think healthy plant blueberries.

Yes. Blueberry sod is available. Never gets tall, never goes brown. Nice pie, muffins, pancakes. Just Google "Blueberry sod".

[LIforrelaxin]

So with all this discussion on Lake level I went looking for data on how low Winnipesaukee has ever gotten. Unfortunately I couldn't find an specific number.... Does anyone know of where that number might be found....

I am guessing that while this maybe on of the worst years, that it is likely not yet anyway, at a point that would be considered record worthy......

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

So with all this discussion on Lake level I went looking for data on how low Winnipesaukee has ever gotten. Unfortunately I couldn't find an specific number.... Does anyone know of where that number might be found....

I am guessing that while this maybe on of the worst years, that it is likely not yet anyway, at a point that would be considered record worthy......

Last November (2024) was the lowest I have seen it in 18 years! If I remember correctly somewhere around 27" below full pool...

Dan

[Lakes Region Guy]

A few years ago(pre covid) the lake got so low that the Mt Washington stopped going to Wolfeboro for fear of bottoming out. Does anyone remember what year that was and the lake level?

[chachee52]

I do believe it was the Covid year 2020 the Sophie C did get stuck. That was way lower than this year. I have pictures of being about mid shin deep in water at the end of our swimming dock. It is not just barely under the knee as of yesterday.

[LIforrelaxin]

So I searched a bit more and found this site:

https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nh/nwis/w...te_no=01080000

Through a selection of options I narrowed in on 1941, and found that the lake got down below 501 feet..... Don't know for sure that, this is the lowest, but it indicates just how much worse it could get.....

[Susie Cougar]

Back in the mid 1960s, when I was a teenager, I remember that the lake level in front of our home receded at least 30 or 40 feet. There were many large boulders in the beach and we had a bulldozer and backhoe come in and clear them all out and made a jetty on each side of the beach with all of the rocks.

[Pineedles]

I have messaged my cousin to send me some pics taken of our wharf in center harbor dated in the 1890’s. It was in my estimation 3+ feet below the normal mid summer level. Will post the pics when I receive them.

The pictures attached are from 1923-1924, covering the time prior to the wharf being built to its completion. I would estimate the level to be down 4’.

In the Ladies bathing pic note the two boathouses in the background which are still standing today. Little One Mile is seen in the far background on the left.

Location is Center Harbor bay.

[gillygirl]

Originally Posted by Lakes Region Guy

A few years ago(pre covid) the lake got so low that the Mt Washington stopped going to Wolfeboro for fear of bottoming out. Does anyone remember what year that was and the lake level?

I was in Wolfeboro when the Mount had trouble getting off the dock. My husband was still alive, so it’s at least 9 years ago.