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Originally Posted by jeffk
While true, if you asked the marinas (and lakefront owners with docks, and boaters in general) if they could trade the low water problems from last Fall for the high water ones they would have done it in a heartbeat. Also, if the water is a little high, it can be adjusted down, usually within a week or so. If it is low, you are out of luck. People started noting the low water last year in August and we had to deal with it for over 2 months as it got significantly worse.
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High water problems are always easier to deal with.....and preferable....
I have always been on the side of keeping the water as high as possible, for as long as possible. But what I have witnessed over the years tells me that maintaining the lake too high at the beginning of the year, can lead to problems in mid summer. There are always going to be years that we see flukes in the weather... last summer's drought for instance..... but than again I have also seen years where their are huge rain storms, that cause the lake to rise suddenly as they work to minimize flooding down stream....
Operating the Dams is challenging.... and mother nature is ultimately in control.....
The good news is the lake is currently nice and full..... I do anticipate that they will soon open the dam a bit more.... to match the pace of water coming into the lake..... Right now I think people are going to get what they are wishing for which is that the lake will be maintained close to full, as long as possible...... but once the lake starts droping their is only so much that can be done, and if mother natures feels like a drought is what she wants.... it could be another rough year.....