Extremely Low Lake Level

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Extremely Low Lake Level

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Champlain is at 96.58' today
June 1, 2019 Lake Level was 99.9', 3.5' higher
We need some serious rain
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there is a really interesting Lake Champlain level graph that the weather service has on their website... tracking current lake level and historic records... lake level right now is a little below average (97.5' for today) but 2019 was unusually high. If I remember correctly, even though 2019 didn't hit the highest-ever lake level, it set a record for longest time the lake was above flood level, and was a few feet above normal in May and June.

here's the link: https://www.weather.gov/btv/lakeLevel?year=2020
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We could use more
Water in the lake but I wish Burlington would
Leave the finless browns out of the flow...
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Reelax wrote:We could use more
Water in the lake but I wish Burlington would
Leave the finless browns out of the flow...
Now isn't that the truth. Took the kid to Oakledge and the plume was evident, we stayed upland :cry:
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I noticed the swamps of East Slang looked a little low last weekend and the vegetation was taking over.
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Re: Extremely Low Lake Level

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There was snow in the mountains last year.
Wasnt that much this year. Makes a big difference.
Water temps will jump up soon.
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My first time launching at Van Tines today in 10 years. Plenty of water.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgbtPpZFNT8
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digitroll (ron) wrote:My first time launching at Van Tines today in 10 years. Plenty of water.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgbtPpZFNT8
Wish that launch they'd put in a floating dock, it's a hard one to deal with going solo with prevailing winds pushing the hull right back up on the concrete...ugh!
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Same with Georgia access.. All rocks!
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digitroll (ron) wrote:Same with Georgia access.. All rocks!
Yes indeed, and with westerly prevailing winds at both Vantine's & Van Everest you'd think they'd understand this is important enough to put docks in.
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