[pct-l] Lake Levels VVR/Lake Thomas Edison

[Vermilion Valley Resort]

Ken,

We have lake levels as "???" right now because the lake is frozen!  It's 
kind of hard to estimate the level of a lake with a block of ice 
floating in it and a foot of snow on the top ;)

Maybe I should change that "???" to "FROZEN"

Last year we had a nearly full lake all season long.

This year, the forecast is MUCH better.  Here's why:

1.  The Sierras got hit with a LOT of snow this winter, and that means 
SNOW MELT in the spring.  And a lot of that snow melt feeds Edison Lake.
2.  Edison Lake feeds Huntington Lake via a hydroelectric plant, which 
in turns feeds Shaver Lake.  That accounts for why Edison gets drawn 
down during the season - to generate electricity and send the water 
downstream.
3.  HOWEVER, Shaver Lake is going to be partially drained this year to 
allow for work on the dam, which should take MOST of the season - AND 
after Memorial Day, they are planning to drain Shaver Lake down to 
STREAM levels to expose the base of the dam. It stands to reason that 
Huntington will most likely not be feeding Shaver, which also means that 
Edison will most likely NOT be drawn down during the season.

So, we expect to see a full lake - heck, we might even see the lake 
spill a bit over the dam...

As soon as the lake levels begin to be reported this year, I'll get them 
up on the site.

-- 
Bill Richardson
Webmaster, VVR

Ken Marlow wrote:
> Anyone know what the lake levels we're like last summer, or when So. Cal was getting all the rains this fall (or was it snowing there then). Previous recent years has been a walk across a lake bottom most of the way, or following that roller coaster trail on the north side of the lake. VVR site has lake levels as '???'
> -Ken M (C. of '82)
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