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Resident 2B · 10-16-2005, 01:14 PM

Phantom,

Although I do not have a map, the last of the three web sites in the post highlighted above your post shows some detail.

The water goes through the Lakeport Dam into Lake Winnisquam. From Lake Winnisquam it goes into Silver Lake and then into the Winnipesaukee River. You can see the flow on the Winnipesaukee River near Exit 20 of I-93.

The Winnipesaukee River dumps into the Merrimac.

The problem is if the level of Lake Winnipesaukee was to be lower by increasing the water through the Lakeport Dam while the down stream lakes and rivers are already high and in some cases in flood, There would be a bigger problem. Silver lake is up over 6 feet in the last 10 days as it is.

The folks that operate the dam do a great job of keeping the right amount of water in Lake Winnipesaukee while doing their best to moderate down stream problems.

I hope this helps.

10-16-2005, 01:14 PM	#24
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,357 Thanks: 994 Thanked 313 Times in 163 Posts	The one way out of Winnipesaukee Phantom, Although I do not have a map, the last of the three web sites in the post highlighted above your post shows some detail. The water goes through the Lakeport Dam into Lake Winnisquam. From Lake Winnisquam it goes into Silver Lake and then into the Winnipesaukee River. You can see the flow on the Winnipesaukee River near Exit 20 of I-93. The Winnipesaukee River dumps into the Merrimac. The problem is if the level of Lake Winnipesaukee was to be lower by increasing the water through the Lakeport Dam while the down stream lakes and rivers are already high and in some cases in flood, There would be a bigger problem. Silver lake is up over 6 feet in the last 10 days as it is. The folks that operate the dam do a great job of keeping the right amount of water in Lake Winnipesaukee while doing their best to moderate down stream problems. I hope this helps.