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BUFFALO LAKE WATER DEPTH COMMITTEE PROGRESS REPORT FEBRUARY 16, 2008
WHAT DO MEMBERS OF THE LAKE DISTRICT WANT?
OTHER MEMBER CONCERNS
1976 WATER LEVELS SET BY D.N.R.
THE LAKE DEPTH STARTS WITH THE FLASHBOARDS
SO HOW DO WE GET THOSE “DAM” BOARDS BACK?
HERE’S WHAT WE NEED TO DO
REQUEST FOR FUNDING
AN UNEXPECTED GIFT
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! DON SCHOECHERT AND THE MEMBERS OF THE “BUFFALO LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION”
THE SURVEY
SURVEY CREW
CHAPMAN CREEK C.TH. “CX”
PACKWAUKEE C.T.H “D”
MONTELLO DAM
1975 SURVEY VS 2007 SURVEY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 1975 AND 2007
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
SO, WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
BENCHMARK “B”
BENCHMARK “C”
LET’S LOOK AT THE CURRENT DAM CONFIGURATION
CURRENT BOARD CONFIGURATION
WHAT ELSE SMELLS?
WHAT A DIFFERENCE! AVERAGE RAINFALL 1895 THROUGH 2005 FROM THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATOLOGY
RAINFALL 199O THROUGH 2005
THE AVERAGE YEARLY PRECIPITATION SINCE 1976 HAS INCREASED COMPARED TO THE D.N.R.’S BASELINE BUT THE WATER LEVEL ON BUFFALO LAKE HAS NOT KEPT PACE
HISTORICAL WATER LEVELS AS SEEN ON THE SHORELINE WHY ARE THESE WATER STAINS SO HIGH?
WATER LEVEL ON NOVEMBER 1, 2007
2008 ACTION PLAN
WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE BE LOOKING AT TO IMPROVE LAKE DEPTH?
DISTRICT MEMBER GOALS
CUTTING PATTERNS
CURRENT CUTTING PATTERN
REVISED CUTTING PATTERNS THE LATERALS ARE CUT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
THE NEXT STEP IN HARVESTING CLEAR CUT ALTERNATE WEED BEDS
WHAT WOULD THE RESULTS BE?
SEE THE DIFFERENCE
WHAT CAN I DO AS A PROPERTY OWNER?
WITH JUST A LITTLE WORK LET’S SEE WHAT CAN HAPPEN
EACH OF US TAKING SMALL STEPS CAN GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS MAKING OUR LAKE A RESOURCE THAT OFFERS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE !!!! “LET’S DO IT”
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