Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Can't decide on property, we want our cake and eat it too

FlyingScot · 10-27-2020, 08:45 AM

Sounds wonderful, msw!

At the risk of being presumptuous--you do not want to widen your beach (plus, it's not allowed by DES for the same reasons). Two issues. First, as others have posted in separate threads, you want as much vegetation as possible in a buffer zone between you and the water, especially that last 50'. These plants will slow erosion and the flow of phosphorous into the water, keeping the lake clear and relatively plant/algae free, especially milfoil. Second, wide gradual beaches attract waterfowl, and that is the LAST thing you want in your swim area.

10-27-2020, 08:45 AM	#171
FlyingScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA Posts: 2,209 Thanks: 1,111 Thanked 934 Times in 576 Posts	Sounds wonderful, msw! At the risk of being presumptuous--you do not want to widen your beach (plus, it's not allowed by DES for the same reasons). Two issues. First, as others have posted in separate threads, you want as much vegetation as possible in a buffer zone between you and the water, especially that last 50'. These plants will slow erosion and the flow of phosphorous into the water, keeping the lake clear and relatively plant/algae free, especially milfoil. Second, wide gradual beaches attract waterfowl, and that is the LAST thing you want in your swim area.