Snow=Higher Water Level?

[fish stick]

Does all this snow mean that water levels for ponds and lakes will be at normal height ? I noticed at a few ponds last summer they were lower than the yr before.

[lmbfisherman]

It definitely does help of course, I read a report about how this winter is going to help the Great Lakes..for one example because of the lakes being mostly Ice covered, (91% If I remember correctly)  This will help reduce the evaporation that happens during the winter. 

[Jar11591]

With the winter we're having here, I expect water levels to be super high come ice-out time. Not necessarily a bad thing.

[daiwaguy]

Yes water levels everywhere in the US should be higher this year considering the snow most of the nation has had. I know here in Missouri our lakes/ponds will be really high come the big thaw.

[A-Jay]

 The water levels on the lakes in this area have been on a steady decline for 4-5 years.

 

The past few years we have enjoyed fairly mild winters as far as total snow fall is concerned.

 

One would hope & expect that this freak show of a snow season would improve the levels.

 

At this point we'll take any improvement we can get.

 

A-Jay

[Grizzn N Bassin]

i hope so!  it should improve 

[Dwight Hottle]

The biggest loss of water levels in the great lakes is from evaporation when the lakes don't freeze over & there is lake effect snow all winter. This year they are all frozen basically. Water levels will go up because of decreased evaporation and increased runoff from all the snow & ice melt.

[roadwarrior]

Be careful what you wish for...When it rains it pours.

 

Here in Memphis the Mighty Mississippi has been low since last summer,

but a couple of years ago the Midwest and Mid South had near record

flooding. I expect this spring to bring another round of flooding. A really

wet spring could fill the Great Lakes all the way back up, too!

[Dyerbassman]

Only bad part on shallow ponds and lakes is this....when the snow covers the ice for extended periods of time, the oxygen levels go down. Low oxygen = winter fish kill. Some of my favorite spots may be in trouble.

[Bruce424]

I sure hope so. high water, new cover to fish. The reservoir I fish was lower and lower past few years.hope it gets up to normal this year. Less muddy banks to travel

[FlipnLimits]

Be careful what you wish for...When it rains it pours.

 

Here in Memphis the Mighty Mississippi has been low since last summer,

but a couple of years ago the Midwest and Mid South had near record

flooding. I expect this spring to bring another round of flooding. A really

wet spring could fill the Great Lakes all the way back up, too!

Darn right, be careful what you wish for.  When it floods around here, DNR closes the lakes to all boating.  I understand the closing of the lakes, to protect property, but it does stink when you're a fisherman. 

[MemphisFF]

Be careful what you wish for...When it rains it pours.

Here in Memphis the Mighty Mississippi has been low since last summer,

but a couple of years ago the Midwest and Mid South had near record

flooding. I expect this spring to bring another round of flooding. A really

wet spring could fill the Great Lakes all the way back up, too!

That was a crazy flood, never seen anything like that. I worked on Chelsea at the time they had the flood walls or gates ready to be closed off, if you know what I'm talking about.

[gobig]

Out west here the snow pack is what fills most of our lakes and then the water goes to southern California who doesn't reclaim one drop of it. They are on the Pacific and there is not one salt water treatment plant either. Currently we are in a drought, if we didn't have to send water down south there wouldn't ever be a shortage. Now they want to completely ruin the delta by putting in water diversion tunnels rather than have common sense solutions. Our water problems are big.

[lmbfisherman]

Out west here the snow pack is what fills most of our lakes and then the water goes to southern California who doesn't reclaim one drop of it. They are on the Pacific and there is not one salt water treatment plant either. Currently we are in a drought, if we didn't have to send water down south there wouldn't ever be a shortage. Now they want to completely ruin the delta by putting in water diversion tunnels rather than have common sense solutions. Our water problems are big.

Yeah read that article about that small town in Northern Cal, they will have no water by Summer.  It is interesting how the whole state has ignored those problems and let it go that far.  I really hope the state gets it's act together.