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01-08-2017, 04:25 PM | #1 |
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weirs channel frozen
I just drove over the weirs beach bridge and saw the channel was actually frozen? I mean It's clearly very thin, but I can't remember seeing this happen in the last 15 years or so, or this early for that matter.
Has anyone ever seen this? I do remember skimming (when it wasn't illegal) about 15 years ago and it was wide open for a good while... Does this have something to do with the lake being so low this year? |
01-08-2017, 08:52 PM | #2 |
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I was there today at a local business on the Channel. The owner said in 15 years he had never seen the Channel freeze. His wife was offering to take a picture of him walking across it but that didn't seem like a good plan!
The current usually keeps it open during the winter but maybe the low water level and reduced current has allowed it to freeze. I doubt it will remain like this or have a hard freeze. |
01-09-2017, 05:47 PM | #3 |
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Thin ice
Very thin but it is frozen. Pictures were taken this morning.
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Moving water melts ice. Since the lake's level is significantly lower than normal, the lake's outflow at Lakeport has been reduced to 15% of normal. A lower flow at Lakeport means a slower flow through the Weirs Channel. |
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