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RedNeckTech
Posted 3/15/2008 3:21 PM (#67150)
Subject: Low water



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Has anyone else noticed that even with the high amounts of rain and snow the Fox River and Lake Winnebago seems to be about 2 feet lower than normal?
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Viking
Posted 3/15/2008 4:01 PM (#67151 - in reply to #67150)
Subject: RE: Low water


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Location: Menasha, WI

You mean .2 feet?

http://www.lre.usace.army.mil/greatlakes/hh/lakewinnebago/historicwaterlevels/

 

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RedNeckTech
Posted 3/15/2008 4:08 PM (#67153 - in reply to #67151)
Subject: RE: Low water



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No, I do mean about 2 feet. As of today I have dry river bed I can step onto, in the 12 years I have lived here there has never been dry riverbed here. The river level is quite low.
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Viking
Posted 3/15/2008 4:21 PM (#67154 - in reply to #67153)
Subject: RE: Low water


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If I recall correctly, you're right by the Menasha channel of the Fox, correct? If so, there may be some very localized low levels because they have 3 gates open at the Menasha dam drawing off some water in anticipation of the melt.

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RedNeckTech
Posted 3/15/2008 4:46 PM (#67156 - in reply to #67154)
Subject: RE: Low water



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You are correct on my location, just have never seen it this low before.
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tyee
Posted 3/15/2008 7:11 PM (#67159 - in reply to #67150)
Subject: RE: Low water



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Heres a snap shot of Appleton and one of New London, Many fish up river already!
The low water is only for a day or 2 but remember they will be keeping it 3" lower than past years to prevent flooding. Last year was the first of it and our spawn was interupted by a few cold days and low water levels which caused the fish to move farther up river. I would suspect the same may happen this year as the run off is pretty intense right now and the river has quite a few days yet before it breaks open.
Good Luck
Tyee

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Jayman
Posted 3/17/2008 9:04 AM (#67188 - in reply to #67150)
Subject: Re: Low water



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Currently the lake is in draw down. The target is 1.68' datum. It has been a bit lower than that in the last week or so. Compared to the normal summer levels that most of us are used to. Yes it's about 2' low. The lake will begin the refill process once the ice is "out". It's the same way the Corp has been doing it for years.
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