WATER LEVEL

  • Chris Meisch
    Ramsey, MN 55303
    Posts: 720
    April 23, 2007 at 12:37 pm #1287773

    Has the water level come up at all? I realize it is still very low but give us city folk an update…..

    matt_grow
    Albertville MN
    Posts: 2019
    April 23, 2007 at 2:12 pm #563554

    It would be nice to think that the 8 hour rain yesterday did something,….but I’m guessing we’ve got another 28 inches to go

    Bob Carlson
    Mille Lacs Lake (eastside), Mn.
    Posts: 2936
    April 23, 2007 at 2:16 pm #563555

    My rain gauge had 3/4 inch in it this am! Looking at the water marks on the dock and boat lift…its down 16+ inches. It is up about 5-6 inches from when the ice came off the harbor last week! Pray for more rains like what we just recieved

    jldii
    Posts: 2294
    April 23, 2007 at 2:43 pm #563565

    Yes, we need more rain to help raise the water level. Plus, there’s another advantage to having a lot of rain water run off…it will make the water cloudier and darker. Hopefully the shallow water bite will start earlier than it did last year.

    matt_grow
    Albertville MN
    Posts: 2019
    April 23, 2007 at 6:55 pm #563673

    Buzz baits and hula poppers Jack

    jldii
    Posts: 2294
    April 23, 2007 at 7:51 pm #563708

    Quote:

    Buzz baits and hula poppers Jack

    uh, yeah, yeah,…..thats the ticket,…. typical shallow water walleye stuff, buzz baits and hula poppers, thats what I use….yeah, thats it….

    Sartell Eye Guy
    Sartell, MN
    Posts: 624
    April 24, 2007 at 2:16 pm #563959

    I took a tour around the lake yesterday and it is still way down. The natives were able to use the Cedar Creek and North Garrison accesses but their boats were not very big and I didn’t stop to converse with them at all.

    The Red Door had a backhoe sitting on a barge in their harbor, not sure if they dredged already or if it was done before. I talked to the owner of Docs Harbor and he had just came in from measuring his harbor, channel and out into the lake. He had 19″ of water out about 50′ past the end of the channel but past that there was a small sand bar that was around 16″ deep. He also said the lake is up about 6″ from the low point last fall.

    Is the DNR supposed to be fixing up the Liberty Beach access? The public side of it is in BAD shape.

    Bob Carlson
    Mille Lacs Lake (eastside), Mn.
    Posts: 2936
    April 25, 2007 at 12:43 pm #564368

    Looking at the last May and where the lake was last fall

    May 15 2006 11.48

    Oct 15 2006 9.91

    schnauzer
    Minnetrista, MN
    Posts: 95
    April 25, 2007 at 2:01 pm #564415

    Looking at the mean over the last four years, it looks like the lake has been running about a foot low over the last month.

    Sartell Eye Guy
    Sartell, MN
    Posts: 624
    April 25, 2007 at 2:24 pm #564437

    Here is a graph going back to 1990. Looks like the lake fluctuates quite a bit more than I thought. Great link Bob. Thanks, Adam

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