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Post by 3wisem » Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:45 pm

Thought with the high water why not have some fun with it. The forum always plays the game of ice out/in, so let's guess when the lake will return to a normal water level. We can base it on the dock in cam 2 that is under water; first one on left. Normal would be below the bottom of the dock.

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Post by Phil » Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:22 pm

8 days from now! :D
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Post by Sparky489 » Sun Oct 17, 2010 12:06 pm

October 27th! :roll:
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Post by sasnyder » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:33 am

I would have to say Oct 27. Hopefully we don't :oops: get much more rain. I should have read it before I submitted it. we all ready have webbed feet from so much rain. I just pray we don't get the snow like we have had rain lately..

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Post by Tori » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:20 am

Why do you want "much more rain" ? Just curious.
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Post by wwb3occ » Wed Oct 20, 2010 10:09 am

Here at the Ogdensburg dam the water level is still 16" above normal. It has been dropping about an inch per day as long as it does not rain. That dock looks like it needs to drop a good foot or more. My guess would be early November when the water level in the lake is at normal levels.
I also still have one flood gate still full open which is another 3 inches up if I close it. so it could be a while yet.

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Post by Phil » Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:18 pm

wwb3occ wrote:Here at the Ogdensburg dam the water level is still 16" above normal. It has been dropping about an inch per day as long as it does not rain. That dock looks like it needs to drop a good foot or more. My guess would be early November when the water level in the lake is at normal levels.
I also still have one flood gate still full open which is another 3 inches up if I close it. so it could be a while yet.
So what do YOU consider normal water level, there at the dam? Is it when the water is at the top of the dam and not overflowing? Like you are using all the water for making power?
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Post by wwb3occ » Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:12 am

The top of our dam is 258.000 feet above sea level. We keep it at that level without spilling over the top. Any water over the top of the dam would be less revenue for our company. We have a minimum flow we have to release through the plant of 334 cfs per the Fed gov. to keep the lower river flowing.
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Post by wwb3occ » Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:14 am

http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/n58 ... 260004.mp4

http://s1141.photobucket.com/albums/n58 ... 250008.mp4

Here are a couple of links to some cool video's of High water at the dam.

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Post by Phil » Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:21 am

Cool PICs and videos - thanks for sharing. Here's one I took - last year, I think in January.

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Water levels to normal

Post by wwb3occ » Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:11 am

We are getting closer to mid November...... and I can almost see all
of the dock..

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Post by Phil » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:19 pm

wwb3occ wrote:We are getting closer to mid November...... and I can almost see all
of the dock..
You may never see "normal" on that dock - I think he planning on pulling it this weekend - :)
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Post by wwb3occ » Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:32 am

Yip, they pulled it but it was almost out of water when they did.
WInner winner chicken dinner.. lol

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Post by auntrita » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:59 am

great pics keep um comming thanks hank

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Post by ranger617 » Thu Nov 18, 2010 6:49 pm

I'm new to Black Lake and was really surprised at how high the water levels were in October. In any given year, how much does the lake water levels fluctuate? I had heard 6-8 ft?

I grew up living on the Hudson River where we had daily tidal changes of nearly 5 ft.

I was also surprised at how rough the lake gets. But when it's calm, it's spectacular!

Anybody looking for a small (15ft) sailboat, let me know.

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