lake level

[John Mercier]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

That's awful.

Can a low water supply hurt the pump system?

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Yes. The pressure gauge will trigger on and run the pump until it burns out if not stopped.

Low levels also result in more sediment in the systems.

[LIforrelaxin]

So great points getting brought up here... Such as well running dry, that is a very good indicator of where the water table is. And yes as mentioned, even with rain right now most of it would be absorbed before ever reaching the lakes. This of course also goes back to the discussion of how can they maintain the lakes and overall watershed differently. And I hold steadfast, that there isn't much that can be done, without a ripple effect...

With that said I agree with Dan, that there is little rain, this year is likely to beat out last year... only time will tell that story......

Pineneedles showed, some great historical photos, as this story unfolds it would be nice to see some pictures if the lake continues the downward trend.... I have plenty of high water photos, and somewhere I might have some low water photos from I think the 2016 low water, I will have to look......