Lake level

[HB2]

Well we certainly are filling the lake up . After the rain water is flying by my place at Sandy.  

And it looks like it's going to continue for some time to come

[GAMBLER]

28 minutes ago, HB2 said:

Well we certainly are filling the lake up . After the rain water is flying by my place at Sandy.  

And it looks like it's going to continue for some time to come

They cut back the outflow on Monday.  I would suspect they will cut back more with the rainfall on the Ottawa River system yesterday.  Get ready for some water! 

[rolmops]

Have you seen any  submerged trees in Sandy?

[HB2]

In the short time I was there I saw a bunch of logs and branches , some big,   and debris float by . 

[Silver Fox]

5 hours ago, HB2 said:

In the short time I was there I saw a bunch of logs and branches , some big,   and debris float by . 

Maybe the hot tub will make its way to you. I’m sure it would love to be used again…..

[HB2]

Oh boy! 

 

More structure to fish around . 

 

Hot tub fish machine . 

[fishdawg]

Ice boom coming out from Niagara River soon. More debris on the way!

[HB2]

Looks like the lake has come up maybe 4 " the last few days . 

[HB2]

If they did reduce outflow , that is what happened when we got flooded a few years ago . They closed he gates and it rained and kept raining . 

[GAMBLER]

On 4/5/2026 at 6:11 AM, HB2 said:

If they did reduce outflow , that is what happened when we got flooded a few years ago . They closed he gates and it rained and kept raining . 

When the Ottawa floods, the cut back the outflow on the St. Lawrence.  It screws lake front homeowners but saves Montreal.  

[Gator]

Damn Canuckistan!!

 

Wait...I like that the lake level is getting higher. Three cheers for those Loonies! They also have a moratorium on building within a certain distance of the lakeshore. Not shortsighted, maybe even smart.

[LongLine]

On 3/7/26 outflow was 6,310 m3/sec.  They've increased it slightly every week.  On 4/4/26 it was 7,160 m3/sec.

[GAMBLER]

32 minutes ago, LongLine said:

On 3/7/26 outflow was 6,310 m3/sec.  They've increased it slightly every week.  On 4/4/26 it was 7,160 m3/sec.

They changed the value.  Must have been a typo that someone corrected.  When I looked the other day, the flow was decreasing.  Now it is increasing.  

[LongLine]

I checked a couple hrs ago and this is what they had:

 

 

The genny falls have really been roaring this last week.

 

 

[rolmops]

It's crazy, Irondequoit Creek has been overflowing its banks on and off for over a week now. 

The ground upstream is water saturated for miles. And now with more rain and snow on the way it is going to stay soggy for at least another week.. 

Driving along the lake, the brown water is about 500 yards wide all the way from Rochester to Point Breeze and probably farther west as well.

Edited April 6 by rolmops

[dry net]

I wont be up for a couple of weeks, would you guys talk to whoever is in charge of the brown water to keep it coming? Please?