Great Lakes Water levels already a problem

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Originally Posted by js4fn

Maybe Lake Erie will rise 90’ and mother in-law will move in with you!
Tears

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She's old world Italian. I'd be so fat, I'd have to waddle..;)

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

She's old world Italian. I'd be so fat, I'd have to waddle..;)

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livin the dream! lol

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Originally Posted by js4fn

You tell me can they regulate the amount of water that goes over the falls.
Or are the turbines been taking off line somewhat for wind mills equal less water than after leaving upper lakes
I know we can’t flood out Quebec

Last six years something has changed rain and snowfall isn’t up that much

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Sooner or later the powers to be will have to start pulling the plug(s) and lowering the levels, if you live downstream, too bad, no point in making everyone suffer. If they had kept an eye on it years ago, we wouldn't have this problem.

It's hard to understand with todays technology and ability to monitor water levels right across the country more can't be done to mitigate the flooding. Seemed to be better controlled years ago when Joe would keep an eye on the lake and pull timbers as needed!

I would suggest the conspiracy theorists on here should have a look at this site. https://www.ijc.org/en
It might help explain some of the many issues regarding water levels on the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway?

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Originally Posted by Fisherman

Sooner or later the powers to be will have to start pulling the plug(s) and lowering the levels, if you live downstream, too bad, no point in making everyone suffer. If they had kept an eye on it years ago, we wouldn't have this problem.

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If they open the flood gates up here (L. Superior) you are the ones "downstream". Does your comment still apply?

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Originally Posted by Bushmoose

If they open the flood gates up here (L. Superior) you are the ones "downstream". Does your comment still apply?

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Open them up...I have an ARK.:joker:

I also live over a hundred and some feet above lake Erie. ;)

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Originally Posted by Bushmoose

If they open the flood gates up here (L. Superior) you are the ones "downstream". Does your comment still apply?

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Yes, in moderation, I don't mean to sound mean, but when your diapers are full, sooner than later you have to do something. Doing nothing doesn't solve the problem and sure as hell don't need a royal commission to study it for years and come up with useless solutions. Better to have slightly lower or "normal" levels than allowing it to creep up every year.

Seems not that long ago people on Georgian bay were screaming about the low water levels leaving their lakefront properties useless and docks and boat houses hundreds of feet from the waters edge. Maybe the solution is now the problem?

North of Oliphant on Lake Huron at our cottage the deck that held two Muskoka chairs about 50' from the water had to be moved 2 years ago. The bigger deck way over 100' water from the water a few years and probably atleast 3 or 4' above it (based on the rock I used to sit on and put my sandles on is now over 3' underwater during last summer).... the deck which I thought.... THOUGHT was OK is now sitting on the neighbours deck when I checked the cottage end of January... at some point the waves and ice had not only come up that last bit but also relocated it. It isn't only the level but some of the shoals/islands off shore are now over 3' underwater so no protection. The 6" wall/walkway along the property line which had been a bit of a break wall last summer now obviously wasn't enough at some point, there was stones, trash, sticks etc. obviously washed up in the yard half way to the house. Most of the island/shoals north of us were underwater when I paddled up that way in the summer so those not right in Pikes Bay etc. will have some big waves to worry about too it looks like.