Moosehead Lake manmade?

.:Wakeboarder180SS:. · 04-19-2004, 12:41 PM

I was JW, is Moosehead in Maine manmade? lol im either reely stupid, or reely gillible, thats what my friends told me. If it is manmade, then that would make Winni (the best lake in the world) the biggest LAKE (natural) east of the Mississippi............ya

The gullible kid in the Crownline,
Sean

Lakegeezer · 04-19-2004, 01:43 PM

What is today known as Winnipesaukee was formerly many smaller lakes. I'm sure others will have the actual statistics, but in the 1800's, the dam at Lakeport was put in, and raised the level of the lake several feet (was it 15?). This connected Paugus bay and Winnipesaukee, which before, had only been connected by a weirs during high water. I believe that at least Greens Basin and perhaps the back bay under the bridge in Wolfeboro were seperate before the dam. The shoreline also extended way out beyond what it does today. All that means that the lake in its natural state was a lot smaller than it is today.

Senter Cove Guy · 04-19-2004, 05:52 PM

I've always wondered why the old indian canoes that have been found were found in 20 - 30 feet of water. It's been said that the indians used to hide their canoes under water but it didn't make sense they would hide them in 20 feet. Those that were abandoned simply got swallowed up. I'm planning to do some diving this summer in areas where a canoe or two might have once been hidden and abandoned.

04-19-2004, 12:41 PM	#1
.:Wakeboarder180SS:. Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Northborough, Massachusetts Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Moosehead Lake manmade? I was JW, is Moosehead in Maine manmade? lol im either reely stupid, or reely gillible, thats what my friends told me. If it is manmade, then that would make Winni (the best lake in the world) the biggest LAKE (natural) east of the Mississippi............ya The gullible kid in the Crownline, Sean

04-19-2004, 01:43 PM	#2
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,680 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 355 Thanked 640 Times in 291 Posts	Winni is big, but not natural What is today known as Winnipesaukee was formerly many smaller lakes. I'm sure others will have the actual statistics, but in the 1800's, the dam at Lakeport was put in, and raised the level of the lake several feet (was it 15?). This connected Paugus bay and Winnipesaukee, which before, had only been connected by a weirs during high water. I believe that at least Greens Basin and perhaps the back bay under the bridge in Wolfeboro were seperate before the dam. The shoreline also extended way out beyond what it does today. All that means that the lake in its natural state was a lot smaller than it is today. __________________ -lg

04-19-2004, 05:52 PM	#3
Senter Cove Guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 604 Thanks: 300 Thanked 431 Times in 142 Posts	That Makes Sense I've always wondered why the old indian canoes that have been found were found in 20 - 30 feet of water. It's been said that the indians used to hide their canoes under water but it didn't make sense they would hide them in 20 feet. Those that were abandoned simply got swallowed up. I'm planning to do some diving this summer in areas where a canoe or two might have once been hidden and abandoned.