Low Water at Powell
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Phillbo
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I told him to have the marina remove the fingers so they can get out. Apparently there are no slips available to move his boat too... I'd get it out of there and make friends with the owners on the T docks and side tie to them. Those slips are not cheap. I would be withholding rent until i was able to use my boat.
Phillbo
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Maybe 6 years ago or so, Lake Erie was getting low. The marina that I was at had a short ramp. Pretty nice but it didn't go all the way to the bottom. It suddenly dropped off. If your trailer wheels went over the edge, you'd need a crane to get it out. Water was getting low so I made the decision to pull the boat out of the water just in case the level dropped further. I always said that the level was so low I had to parachute into my boat [fixed dock].
This year will be interesting later in the season. We continue to be in a drought situation which mean less water entering the lakes and therefore lower levels. As we pilots says, "Maintain situational awareness." Pay attention and behave.
This year will be interesting later in the season. We continue to be in a drought situation which mean less water entering the lakes and therefore lower levels. As we pilots says, "Maintain situational awareness." Pay attention and behave.
Phillbo
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To make matters worse the only marina up lake (about 40 miles) was damaged by high winds last night and is closed until they can get it repaired. The fuel dock at the end broke loose and was pushed off to the side. Big weekend coming up next week too... Glad i don't have plans to go back until the end of July.
Good question. I don't know, maybe Phillbo knows, the west is his neighborhood.
I heard that Lake Oroville lost it's water due to the shifting of some plates.
Maybe it is Mother Nature doing her thing, and Man doing his thing.