Off Topic Lake Erie water level 2024 ?

[Old Cut LongPointer]

After reading about the "boat launches" I went looking for water level predictions for this year at all the usual sites ( NOAA, Army Corps. Engineers, Environment Canada, Oceans & Fisheries, etc., etc.,) and best I can figure is we will be a bit lower ( 2 to 3 inches or possibly 6 inches) than last year. This could be in part to the weather predication for a warmer , drier Spring and lack of snow pack further North and of course lack of ice coverage. Also by looking at the trends on the graphs we could be on a downward slope or at the least level off for a few years until we spike again ?

 

[spearfisher]

Old cut
After record highs 5 yrs ago things have to decline. You are rt the IJC predictions i see show a slight decline from last yr. The great lakes take yrs to go up or down and we are in a decline for awhile.

 

[Old Cut LongPointer]

We certainly don't need high water again nor do we want levels like back in the dirty 30's but I remember walking out to #17 blind back in the early 60's in just my little gumboots. Before you know it we will be dredging the channels again. LoL !

 

[Elmerfudd]

I for one will appreciate having a little more beach this year if the predictions are true. Last few years the water has been within 10' of our breakwalls

 

[Ozzy111]

Booth’s Harbour on Monday,Down at least a foot if not more from last year

 

[walleyeman]

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Booth’s Harbour on Monday,Down at least a foot if not more from last year

Great photos there Ozzy. I can't imagine whats coming at us this summer! Should be interesting. Wow!!

 

[Ozzy111]

Great photos there Ozzy. I can't imagine whats coming at us this summer! Should be interesting. Wow!!

I agree,

 

[Brian F]

Our waterfront cottage in Parry Sound has lost about 12-24 inches of depth in front of it. I have to push our dock out with another 12 feet of walkway from the shore to protect the dock floaters from hitting the rocks. A nice $3,500 surprise this year. I agree, we are in for lower water levels right through the great lakes. Huron and Erie for sure.

 

[FlyingViking]

We need an El-Ninjo tax and asap!