02-04-09, 08:16 PM | #1 |
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Lake Draw down
Does anyone have the knowledge or an article of how this prevents lake plant growth in the winter?
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02-04-09, 08:49 PM | #2 |
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well thats a first.. water plants need water to survive. no water they die.. in the winter there dead mostly..to effectivly kill plants the water has to be down 2-5 years..not sure way.. pnj has delt with this..
most winter draw downs are done so that the dams can be maintained or like around here to prepare for the heavy winter rains.. zooker
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02-04-09, 08:54 PM | #3 |
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joolz happy birthday btw and you'll see that most of the vegetation that lives in a certain depth will be dry over the winter when they pull the lake down for winter pool.
The deeper sections will have dormant vegetation that comes back to life each year after the spring refills the lake with rains, the temps warm up and a certain amount of sunshine. I would think most would spray to kill off weeds rather than rely on dropping the water levels just for that purpose.. most of the time its to prepare what zooker said and also homeowners to repair docks |
02-04-09, 09:46 PM | #4 |
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I see. Thats some useful info. Thanks zook and jb!
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02-06-09, 10:56 AM | #5 |
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A few of the lakes I get to fish from time to time like Candlewood in Conn draw down the lake during the winter. Locals have posted that the main reasons are for dam maintenance, allows the home owners to easily repair docks as needed, and for the spring rains and run off to prevent local flooding.
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