Times Advocate, 1998-12-30, Page 5••i"•+•.tr. esst NMr lel fella'
Lower lake levels
good and bad news
Lower lake Levels , Pro
��t�11 in !� [�'rty owners along
QJon�Un ray noes and gull) s may
,g the beach but aiN4) nose an inernase•.in
in many C ses, err)- slope erosion as the
Sion Continues along 'ams en►de,Per into
the lake as their channels as the
81.1'7N —Lake llun n.s . water level in the stream.
levels water lhaw cha�,d Lake ke to dual the lower
dracsiicalh ever past r th►+e�l.
few months. What can we expect this
Compared to the rHa- N7ntrr9
tivel► high mater levels has indicated that if we get •
t
•Environment Canada
ExeterT Mdvocate
etla) be • molt lower next
sunttner.' noted Geoff
Peach if a similar situa-
tion to last winter occurs
where we don't get the ice
rover but He get severe
storms, particularly from
the northwest, that ma)
be rause for concern in
localized areas which may
be erosion prune.•
For additional informa-
ion contact, Donnelly or
each at 151915'23-444
which peaked in July
7 dropped
997, levels the Neither that we had '
about- 75 centimetres last Minter. lake levels P
labour two and a half fiscal
by Iasi month. Must of that
drop occurred this year
Its
the result of the hot, dry
weather.
Still. levels have unl)• just
reached their long term
a%'erage.
The irrune+diai.e benefit u1
these lower leVe1 are eas>,
to recognize: eider beach:.
• es and an -apparent
decrease in the threat of
erosion.
"There ma) be ti less
apparent downside.'
explained Patrick Donnell)
of the -Lake Huron Centre
for Coastal.Cur►servation
"Lower -levels rnat become
a factor in 'pourer
nearshure . Wate•r y ualit) •
an increase M recreational
bunting hazards. and ars
increase al lung terra ero-
sion trends." -
Warrr►rr than average
air temperatures. can
increase water tempera-
tures and combined with
the Inure shallow water.
, Indy promote increased
bacterial growth alvn the
. shoreline• a(;( -t rding• to
Donnell)
The shallower water also.
means that -next sturuner,
boaters and personal
water craft operators will
have to be enure cautious
u1' rucks just' belci,n- the
surl'tice which Indy not
have liven a problem last
summer, he said.
According to Donnelly!,
shoreline erosion. doesn't
stop with lower water lev-
• els. •
"Shoreline landowners
Will notice that lower lev-
els.i;tie► emeses that less cru,
sin}► is Occurring along
tiieir,beach, but erosion
Continues to occur in
many cases under .the
water on the' lake
1)o nelly said: -
W'aveis erode the lake!
ct}usirw the hearslaure to
dee.pe►► This, in, turn'
allows' larger waives' to
reach, the shoreline caus-
ing increased- erusius► in
the long term," he
- explained. .
"But, next summer,"
said Donnelly, 'if y,jsj agf►-
nire walking oifOr rocks
and stoners you that you
many have• tip ted verse as
you go for yobs• inecnieg
dip. look at the bright side
- those rocky arc: prut4 t-
ing your shoreline from
lakebed erosion. lin the
yshort ter►d they May cause
our feet a- lot of discom-
fort, but in the long run ,
you won't have a need for
costly, structural shore
protection."
5
While there wasn't much snow on the ground on Monday, that didn't
Park residents Hailey and Kane Underhill from /
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