Greetings All,
I hope you are enjoying the summer in spite of the rain. Unfortunately the lake water quality has not been as good as in previous years, and the Water Conservation/Drawdown Committee has agreed that an early drawdown date is necessary this year. For the DRAWDOWN, the gate will be opened on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 with the goal of 8-10 foot drawdown. The gate will STAY OPEN ALL WINTER, which means we may see some lower-than-usual water levels in the spring 2015. The watershed for Sebasticook Lake is 18,000 acres, so the lake will fill up………….pray for a lot of snow. With the hope that there will be no high water in the spring, the problem with erosion may be decreased, which will decrease the amount of Phosphorus being deposited into the lake.
Phosphorus contributes to ALGAE, which we have all seen too much of this year. Please plant buffers between your home and the lake as a barrier to run-off. Use wood bark on paths and slopes to help hold the yard dirt in place in your yard, not in the lake. Addionally, please notify Debbie Ferrell or myself if you find any unusual or curious plants growing in your beach or on your fishing line.
Thanks for your help,
Muffy (Maxine Pare-President Sebasticook Lake Assn.)
Hi Muffy, I live in Troy and have been working on an extensive alewife story which includes some history and would really like to get some pictures of the weirs. When the drawdown happens do you know about how long it will take to expose them? And do you know what the best spot might be to access them and if it is on private property who I might contact? I would appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks. Sandy
Hello Sandy,
The ancient weir should be partially exposed by the last week in September. It is in the mouth of the east branch of the Sebasticook River. The closest access would be Connie & Al Howe’s property on Abnaki Rd. Or you could put in a canoe from the County Woods Road bridge and canoe down. Please be very careful of the area.
Regards,
Debbie Ferrell
Website Administrator
Muffy, Do you have contact information for Connie and Al Howe? Feel free to give them my email address if that works better. Thanks.
Thanks.
Weir barely visible this year.I hunt artifacts in the area.Anybody need any artifacts authenticated let me know…jay
Just curious…….. When will the dam be closed to raise the water level? After ice out! Already closed? Thanks, Kevin
I will check, but the plan was to close it about now, as the level shouldn’t raise too much before ice out. Ice out normally happens about the 3rd week in April, not sure about this year as it’s been colder than normal so far.