Lake Alert Examples

There are numerous ways lake level alerts can be used to help you manage "all things affected" by changing lake level conditions. Below are some basic examples that will illustrate a few uses. We are always interested in hearing about new ideas and ways for applying lake level alerts. Please feel free to Contact Us with your ideas.

Feast or Famine - Basic Lake Alert

Experience and procrastination taught me on more than one occasion that that a water level of 660 ft. above MSL (mean sea level) or a water level of 652.00 ft. MSL on Lake Hartwell, Georgia are the levels at which MY dock ramp begins to become submerged due to high water or my dock gets grounded and immovable due to low water. Luckily, I made note of the lake levels at the time and have since always monitored trends towards those levels.

So, my two most important lake level alerts are set to warn me if water levels rise to 658.00 MSL (two vertical feet below the point at which my ramp gets wet) for my rising water alert and 654.00 ft. MSL (2 feet above the point where my dock turns into a free-standing garage) for my falling lake level alert. That means that I am giving myself a 2 vertical foot buffer on either side of the points of no return for my dock. I then know that I have enough time and water to get to the lake and properly adjust the dock. Two very simple, time, back and boat saving alerts.

Next, learn more about determining lake alert levels for your lake.