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Descant · 07-21-2014, 09:41 PM

To the post about the Wetlands folks not knowing about the lake level marker: DES is a busy place with several divisions. The wetlands folks really don't have much to do in this area. The Dam Bureau is the place that controls the 300 or so dams that the state owns. There are also many owned by private parties, Village Districts, etc. that they inspect/monitor.

In addition to fitting under bridges, there are concerns about low water at the end of the season and being able to use docks when lake levels are low. They used to consider Labor Day as end of season and start lowering water accordingly. In the last decade, they have been more looking at Columbus Day as the end of season and that has resulted in a much better situation for those with shallow water docks.

07-21-2014, 09:41 PM	#11
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,339 Thanks: 1,339 Thanked 1,621 Times in 1,053 Posts	Lake Level Marker To the post about the Wetlands folks not knowing about the lake level marker: DES is a busy place with several divisions. The wetlands folks really don't have much to do in this area. The Dam Bureau is the place that controls the 300 or so dams that the state owns. There are also many owned by private parties, Village Districts, etc. that they inspect/monitor. In addition to fitting under bridges, there are concerns about low water at the end of the season and being able to use docks when lake levels are low. They used to consider Labor Day as end of season and start lowering water accordingly. In the last decade, they have been more looking at Columbus Day as the end of season and that has resulted in a much better situation for those with shallow water docks.