Lake Level

[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by Tackleman

I had the exact same question. I just purchased my place in March. I see they are going to lower it by 502 but what is that. A foot, two feet? I

Full lake, measured at the Weirs is 504.00 ft above sea level (the lakes altitude if you will.).

Lake levels are measured in feet and decimal fractions of a foot. For each .083 feet change, this equates to 1 inch in change. So if the lake is at 504.48 ft, it is about 6 inches higher than full lake, meaning some low bridges may be difficult to get under.

If the lake was at 502.60, then the lake is 1 full foot plus another .40 ft, or about 5 inches, below full lake. The lake would then be a foot and a half low, and we have to be careful of shallow areas.

With a dock close to shore, the water is relatively deep close to shore and not rocks are present around the dock area, probably not a big deal. If the water is shallow at the dock, and the boat has a couple of feet of draft, you may want to make sure that we move the boat a little further back on the dock so as not to have the lake level drop enough to ground the boat. (had that happen to me at a rented dock in Smith's )

Hope this helps.

On 9/18 in the afternoon, lake level was 503.62, or .38 ft below full lake, approximately 3 1/2 inches. Here is a link to the DES website for the lake level: http://www2.des.state.nh.us/rti_data/wein3_TABLE.HTML

[tmm366]

Recently constructed a new house on Paugus bay. Building code required the basement floor to be at least 508 feet or 4 ft above full lake. After construction the floor level was certified at 508ft 1/2 inch. Pretty close but ok.

[bostonjd]

I appreciate all of the responses. I DID start by searching the forums for "Lake Level" but that didn't pull up the correct threads. Sorry if I'm going over old ground!

I've been renting on Winni for years and finally bought on Sewall Road in Wolfeboro and it is has been amazing spending so much time there. I closed the first week in August and put 48 hours on my boat through labor day!

When I had trouble docking in Meredith a guy who was pulling away pulled back into the docks and spent 30 minutes teaching me the best strategies for docking. I'm not kidding, 30 minutes. Everyone has been so friendly...

[phoenix]

water level is still higher than some other years when there was actually bare sand against my wall. Today it is around 4 inches