TenMile
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
Anyone know the skinny on why the lake levels at Cowichan have fluxuated so much in the past 6 months?
At the end of the summer season, the Lake was as low as I've seen it in the past 20 years. So low, that the anchor system for our dock placed 40 years ago was right at the end of it's tether (this has never happened).
Then October came and it rained (and rained and rained) until November.... and then the rain turned into a waterfall. The lake level came up so fast that within a month our entire beach area was covered. Water level probably rose about 6 feet.
Over the XMas holidays we went to check on the cabin, and the water level was back down close to summer levels again.
And now it's rising once again (quickly).
Anyone have any ideas why it's whipsawing so much this year? Did someone pull the plug by accident? Seems like the rains were constant between Oct to Jan. Can't seem to find anything that documents why such a dramatic change. You can see from Oct 1 to Nov 15 water rose about 2m and then falls until Jan. Seems like this year the change has been more rapid and pronounced than normal. Anyone know why?
Lake level graph: https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/report...x=&y1Min=&max1=1&min1=1&prm2=-1&y2Max=&y2Min=
Anyone know the skinny on why the lake levels at Cowichan have fluxuated so much in the past 6 months?
At the end of the summer season, the Lake was as low as I've seen it in the past 20 years. So low, that the anchor system for our dock placed 40 years ago was right at the end of it's tether (this has never happened).
Then October came and it rained (and rained and rained) until November.... and then the rain turned into a waterfall. The lake level came up so fast that within a month our entire beach area was covered. Water level probably rose about 6 feet.
Over the XMas holidays we went to check on the cabin, and the water level was back down close to summer levels again.
And now it's rising once again (quickly).
Anyone have any ideas why it's whipsawing so much this year? Did someone pull the plug by accident? Seems like the rains were constant between Oct to Jan. Can't seem to find anything that documents why such a dramatic change. You can see from Oct 1 to Nov 15 water rose about 2m and then falls until Jan. Seems like this year the change has been more rapid and pronounced than normal. Anyone know why?
Lake level graph: https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/report...x=&y1Min=&max1=1&min1=1&prm2=-1&y2Max=&y2Min=