Nov. 2023 – Water Level: Lake is at normal winter level and being maintained at that level.
As mentioned at the Annual meeting, we have found that wake boats cause larger wakes and at the red line (previously the ideal) they cause erosion; as a result our goal now is to be 6” below the redline. Boaters not following the published guidelines add to the wake erosion as well.
The reality is every 1” of rain at the redline or below will raise the lake about 2”. The problem is when the lake is above the redline, usually because of heavy rain; we see an increase in lake level because the ground is saturated and there is more runoff at those times.
When we see 4” of rain over a two day period we could and have witnessed 10” or more increase in the lake level.
The Dam committee is working on two issues, repairing the dam and managing the level of the lake when the weather is changing and very difficult to predict. The committee tries to maintain a level to be safe for water activities and not damage the shore line with erosion which then damages the lake ecosystem. Changing the level could do serious harm to property and the lake and put recreational use in serious jeopardy.
When a plan is followed using the available resources we get pretty good results!