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Originally Posted by daveschappell
The lake was low, but it has risen rapidly, as you can see in this graph:
https://www.des.nh.gov/sites/g/files...-graph2026.PDF
It's also at the upper end of the standard deviation for this time of year. So, fingers crossed, they manage it on the high end all season.
Dave |
That graph is only part of the Story... I looked at the DES watershed page... the Dam is currently releasing 250 CFS, so they are still trying to let the lake fill......But it is higher than normal for this time of year, and usually there is more water flowing by now out of the dam....
So what does that all mean...... Well I would start hoping for rain.....the output of the Dam will remain at a minimum of 250CFS.... weather the lake fills completely or not. Once the lake peaks and starts going down, the only thing that will help is rain.... The good news is normally April and May bring Rain.....What you really want to see is them open the dam and let more water down stream.... because that will indicate an aboundance of water, and that more of what is coming down is making it to the lake.... after a drought the soil is absorbing water, and not as much of the snow melt or rain is making it to the lake.....
Recovery from Drought is not a quick turn around.......