Water Level Trends Lower from its June, 2001 Record High

By Tom Cox, Chair, Water Level Committee

From its all-time (well, since 1973) high of 1380.22' above sea level recorded June 14, 2001, and after Ten Milers' consequent investment of thousands of dollars in riprap to protect eroding beaches and shorelines, our water level as been trending lower over the past two years. Ten Mile is now 1.12' (13.44") lower than it was in that fateful month two years ago though still it is nowhere near the low mark recorded in 1976. In November of that year it stood at 1377.49', 1.61' (19.32") lower than it was this past month. (In the nineteen thirties the water was lower yet, so low, in fact, that the reef extending northeast from Brandts' (AKA Angel) Island was well enough out of the water to host family picnics! (see Warren Goss's interview of Bob Mayer)
At the TMLA Board meeting on June 21, Walt Kane reported a reading, made that morning, of 1379.1'. That was 6.6" lower than at the same time a year ago, down .1" from this past May 1st, and down 2.5" from last November 1st.

Here is a chart of water level trends based on water level readings since the creation of the TMLA Water Level Committee in 1999.