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[kseroski70]

So, what I thought would be my first weekend with my Challenger for the season was canceled due to all the boat ramps being closed. I drove up to Caesar Creek Lake early Saturday morning (without the Doo) to make sure the ramps were open. What I observed was the docks more than 50 yards out in the water. Of course some fisherman had removed a barricade at one of the lake's 5 ramps, and were out there. Disappointed I spent Sunday combing the web for better information. I found 2 sites that were somewhat helpful.

US Army Corps of Engineers

NOAA - Hydrology

I little digging around the Engineers site and I found the Daily Lake and River report, showing that Caesar Creek was 15ft above "Summer Pool". So I am going to try and contact the local office to find out at what depth the ramps will re-open. I guess it will be different for each lake, and probably each ramp.

The NOAA page eventually led me to a prediction page, showing that at least the Ohio at Cincinnati (Caesar Creek is a flood control reservoir off the Little Miami which empties into the Ohio just upstream of Cincinnati) is going down faster than predicted. That leads me to believe they will start lowering the lake later this week (unless we get substantial rain,yet this week).

Well, I hope you find these pages helpful in planing your boating season here in the US. For our international friends, I wonder if you have similar information.

[kseroski70]

Caesar Creek Lake - 20 ft above pool... View from Wellman Meadows Ramp. The second is Furnman Ramp. Yes, those three humps out there are the docks.

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[Kevin Leclair]

That is crazy!

[logans runner]

Ice just came off the lake, levels are high and lots of floating crap gonna have to wait another week or so for the maiden voyage.

[kseroski70]

That was at 40% capacity on the reservoir. I can only image what some of the lakes that were over 100% looked like. Imagine if all THAT water was going down the Mississippi, too. But they are finally releasing water at what should be about a ft a day.