Wolfeboro Back Bay bridge clearance

Bizer · 02-08-2017, 02:24 PM

For what it's worth: While standing on each bridge, I hung a tape measure over the side and measured the distance to the water. I then measured the distance to the top of the bridge at the center as best I could eyeball. I then adjusted the readings for the Weirs reading. No attempt was made to use high-tech surveying equipment, nor were any measurements made while in a boat.

Inflows have little effect on local water height. The lake can level itself out within minutes. The only exception is wind. If there is heavy wind, it could push the lake downwind, by an inch or so. If the wind stopped, the lake would be level again within a minute or two.

The exception is Paugus Bay which may be a few inches lower when the Lakeport Dam is expelling substantial water from the lake.

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02-08-2017, 02:24 PM	#6
Bizer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 338 Thanks: 0 Thanked 250 Times in 83 Posts	For what it's worth: While standing on each bridge, I hung a tape measure over the side and measured the distance to the water. I then measured the distance to the top of the bridge at the center as best I could eyeball. I then adjusted the readings for the Weirs reading. No attempt was made to use high-tech surveying equipment, nor were any measurements made while in a boat. Inflows have little effect on local water height. The lake can level itself out within minutes. The only exception is wind. If there is heavy wind, it could push the lake downwind, by an inch or so. If the wind stopped, the lake would be level again within a minute or two. The exception is Paugus Bay which may be a few inches lower when the Lakeport Dam is expelling substantial water from the lake.

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