It’s amazing what one good winter will do!!

[dwc032]

So we have been having to use other lakes in the area over the last few years do to our favorite lake being so low and boat ramps inaccessible.  The lake got down to 11% at the end of last year, which was the lowest on record.  The snow pack in the Maury’s (where the lake gets its run off) was really good this year and the late snow we got was awesome. 
 

The lake is called Prineville Reservoir and is our favorite lake. As of March 1 of this year the lake was at 18%. As of right now the lake is 95% full and is looking like it will be full in a couple days. There is still 2500-3500 CFS running into it. The B.O.R is actually doing a good job by letting it fill up and not wasting the water.  It was amazing to see if fill up with that much water in such a short time.  Here is a short video of the lake, it is a good watch if you have time. Has anyone else seen there lakes rise drastically?  
 

 

[MarkN]

Not the lakes I personally go to, but I’ve been watching the news stories about the reservoirs in CA, fascinating how the went from near empty to almost full in months.

[oldjeep]

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see what happens with Lake Mead - seems to be creeping up, but still pretty low.

 

[dwc032]

11 minutes ago, MarkN said:

Not the lakes I personally go to, but I’ve been watching the news stories about the reservoirs in CA, fascinating how the went from near empty to almost full in months.

Yeah samething at Shasta. We were there Memorial Day last year. Lake was at 25% and it was a 300’ walk to the ramp. Now it’s 2’ from the spill way and still several feet of snow melt to come.  Pretty awesome to see!!  

[footndale]

Not sure what lakes will be affected, but wait until the snow melts from Mammoth area, Tahoe area and Utah. 

[RyanB]

Lake Powell will likely raise 60’ - 90’!  Hopefully we get a couple back to back huge snow years and break this 20 year drought. 

Edited May 8, 2023 by RyanB

[malibudog]

would be interesting to know/see how much work marinas like this have to put into relocating as the water rises, and how quickly they are able to adapt to such major changes in water level.

[amartin]

3 hours ago, malibudog said:

would be interesting to know/see how much work marinas like this have to put into relocating as the water rises, and how quickly they are able to adapt to such major changes in water level.

My guess is that it is much easier to adapt to rising waters vs dropping waters.  Easier to winch them onto shore than move them away from shore.  The real question is did they make any improvements / fix any issues with boat ramps, etc. that are soon to be under water.  Probably not if government owned, but hopefully the private sector did.  I always try to take advantage of low water conditions on my lake to inspect / repair / upgrade anything below the normal water line that needs addressing.

[dwc032]

11 hours ago, malibudog said:

would be interesting to know/see how much work marinas like this have to put into relocating as the water rises, and how quickly they are able to adapt to such major changes in water level.

I was at Shasta last year and saw the docks a ways down.  The resort I was at had the docks on a pulley system.  I would assume they run like a well oiled machine.