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LIforrelaxin · 04-02-2012, 02:13 PM

Winnipesaukee only continues to rise because the outflow at lakeport is being held at the minimum of approx 250cfs.

Normally after ice out and the spring melt the outflow is much higher....

Which means that right now Winnisquam and silver lake are lower then normal, for this time of year

The good news is they are letting Winnipesaukee build up... so that flow can be maintained. However as the other lakes down stream run into issues, they will have to increase the flow out of Winnipesaukee, which will start to draw the lake down....

How low will they late Winnisquam and Silver lake get before they increase the flow out of Winnipesaukee that is the real question.

Getting some rain fall is very important right now... if we want to have a sustainable water depth on all the lakes in the watershed.

04-02-2012, 02:13 PM	#3
LIforrelaxin Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Long Island, not that one, the one on Winnipesaukee Posts: 2,827 Thanks: 1,017 Thanked 881 Times in 515 Posts	Winnipesaukee only continues to rise because the outflow at lakeport is being held at the minimum of approx 250cfs. Normally after ice out and the spring melt the outflow is much higher.... Which means that right now Winnisquam and silver lake are lower then normal, for this time of year The good news is they are letting Winnipesaukee build up... so that flow can be maintained. However as the other lakes down stream run into issues, they will have to increase the flow out of Winnipesaukee, which will start to draw the lake down.... How low will they late Winnisquam and Silver lake get before they increase the flow out of Winnipesaukee that is the real question. Getting some rain fall is very important right now... if we want to have a sustainable water depth on all the lakes in the watershed. __________________ Life is about how much time you can spend relaxing... I do it on an island that isn't really an island.....