Here are the results of this season’s highly successful drawdown: 

• LAKE ICE IN ~ 12/22/24
• LAKE ICE OUT ~ 3/14/25 

Drawdown lake level BSD (below the spillway deck) occurred as follows:

3’ to 4’ BSD    ~ 42 total days

• 24 hr sub-frz:      10 days 
• AM only sub-frz: 14 days

2’ to 3’ BSD    ~ 44 total days

•  24 hr sub-frz:      27 days
•  AM only sub-frz: 12 days

Weed tuber death at the drawdown depths above occurred.

Lakebed compaction, desiccation and riparian owner cleanup occurred.

The two 12″ siphons stopped flowing before the deep freeze set in during December-February and the siphons froze up unable to be restarted. The 6″ siphon stayed flowing throughout the winter since it drew water from below the ice level.

During the freeze the inflow to the lake was minimal. Water level rose significantly during a late February rainstorm and lake level returned to board depth soon after that.