1000 islander

Spent the weekend at my camp between Alexandria Bay and Clayton. Here's a few pics of why its gonna be awhile before the Fountain will see water.


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jeff32

It Will be gone next week!!!

4bus

iTrader: (4)

Oneida lake is clear

Ing

What a difference a few days make. I was in ABay yesterday and the main channel and creek near AquaMania looked great with some minor lingering ice float around some of the docks. I noticed some of the floating docks looked low in the water. Does the water level come up somemore?

boats74

Is that last pic taken from Wellesley? Looks like Welcome Island in the distance...

4bus

iTrader: (4)

Ing, they keep the gates open down river until the melting snow pack in the water shed and spring rain comes to an end. Keep in mind that is the outlet for ALL the great lakes, opening the gates after flooding occurs is too late. Still a lot of melting to happen on the other side of the boarder water shed. This is a delicate balance, if they guess wrong and we have a dry spring water will be low all year.

I can tell you that Oneida is about as high as I have seen it in a while, and the gates to Oneida have been open all winter.

Ing

Good scoop and makes sense! Thanks. I'm one of the Captains at Erie Canal Cruises down at Herkimer. Our largest vessel Lil Diamond III is in storage on the western side of Oneida Lake. We plan on moving it back to Herkimer on or about May 1 or 2. The Mohawk and Erie Canal are also very high and similar situation as you mentioned for the St L. The elevation high point for the Erie canal is actually at Rome.