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Diver1111 · 12-04-2006, 12:07 PM

I had some good info from a local historian after much research to find him. Using GPS and swimming parallel to the shore I hit it first try.

Once there, the jetty appeared to have been either blown up or torn down-perhaps both. Large boulders-much bigger than what was generally in the area on the lake floor-were used to build it. Unless you knew what you were looking for one would be hard pressed to say-oh gee, there's a jetty. But it's an obvious structure relative to the rest of the area, and as I said, littered with Blue Rock target pigeons all around it.

As I recall the depth was maybe 18 feet with a gentle slope to the shore. Dropping the lake level even a few feet would/could expose this structure if it was still intact. This would depend of course of its height of it back then.

As for lake level, I don't know offhand when the Lakeport Dam was but I believe this structure would pre-date it (built late 1800's). Anybody know when Lakeport was built?? Between lower lake levels and and a higher structure than what is there now, it wouldn't take much to get it out of the water to serve as a jetty.

Hope this helps.

12-04-2006, 12:07 PM	#21
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 611 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,034 Times in 229 Posts	Jetty I had some good info from a local historian after much research to find him. Using GPS and swimming parallel to the shore I hit it first try. Once there, the jetty appeared to have been either blown up or torn down-perhaps both. Large boulders-much bigger than what was generally in the area on the lake floor-were used to build it. Unless you knew what you were looking for one would be hard pressed to say-oh gee, there's a jetty. But it's an obvious structure relative to the rest of the area, and as I said, littered with Blue Rock target pigeons all around it. As I recall the depth was maybe 18 feet with a gentle slope to the shore. Dropping the lake level even a few feet would/could expose this structure if it was still intact. This would depend of course of its height of it back then. As for lake level, I don't know offhand when the Lakeport Dam was but I believe this structure would pre-date it (built late 1800's). Anybody know when Lakeport was built?? Between lower lake levels and and a higher structure than what is there now, it wouldn't take much to get it out of the water to serve as a jetty. Hope this helps.