Ludington Yacht Club, along the east shore of L. Michigan has had a very difficult time with water levels this year and last. If the water continues to rise, it will close the club. The docks are floating, but the LYC grounds around the building are flooded. The parking lot has been raised maybe 18 inches, but on some days floods. The club was closed for several weeks at the beginning of the summer due to water threatening electrical panels and backing up sewage. Both have been remedied. Access to the docks and building from the parking lot has been via newly constructed (temporary?) 30ft to 50ft walkways built about 2.5 feet above grade (flooded by at least a foot of water). If the water rises much more, the club will have to close.
Another poster indicated this is all due to lack of evaporation and cold temps resulting in ice cover. That's half the equation. The L. Mich drainage basin received excessive rainfall this past summer which drove up water levels. So, two factors -- rain and evaporation. This has been great for the shallow channels that the Army Corp won't dredge due to recreational use only, but not good for a lot of docks. There has also been increased danger for swimmers and folks walking out on piers -- the waves wash over the concrete piers with very little wind. Jeff Laman C&C34 "Harmony" Ludington, MI ________________________________ From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2019 3:30 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Great Lakes water levels...for C&Cs FWIW, Toronto had flooded docks when I was there in July because of unusually high water levels. Chuck, Resolute, C&C 34R, Pasadena, Md On November 23, 2019 at 9:42 AM "Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: We are having problems on Lake Erie. Portions of the Erie Yacht Club grounds were under water this spring and summer. Even when the level dropped toward the end of the season, a strong breeze will change local levels and create a problem. During the storm on October 31, the difference in lake level between Toledo and Buffalo was 14 feet. From: pete.shelquist--- via CnC-List<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2019 6:34 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: pete.shelqu...@comcast.net<mailto:pete.shelqu...@comcast.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Great Lakes water levels...for C&Cs We have record high water levels on Western Lake Superior and I understand others in the great lakes are experiencing the same if not worse. With the forecast unclear if this water level is a new normal or cyclical, and the fixed docks at our club nearing max height, I’m wondering what other clubs are experiencing, expecting going forward and what measures you are implementing to accommodate? ________________________________ _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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