Lower Niagara Water Levels

[tombo]

Is there a set schedule for when the levels come up or down? Of the 4 times Ive been to the whirlpool in the last 2 weeks the water has been in the trees 3 times.I would guess levels are low when they fill the hydro resovoir....

[snakeman4]

http://glakesonline.nos.noaa.gov/glin.shtml?station_info=9063007+Ashland+Ave.,+NY

shows lower niagara water levels

[tombo]

Thanx, thats a pretty handy link!

[fishfight]

Other info from the same site

http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=9063012

At american falls http://glakesonline.nos.noaa.gov/glin.shtml?station_info=9063009+American+Falls,+NY

http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/water/levels/levels-cur/niagwlc.html

Does the City start releasing more water starting April 1? Causing water to rise by 9am and drop by 11pm.

[Ven-Pisc-ator]

The water rise and fall like that is due to power generation cycles, when more power is required, more water is released through the generating turbines; as power consumption decreases, the water is trimmed, meaning less water through the turbines and subsequently lower water levels. This is only the power side of the fluctuation water levels. There may also be other factors, such as water storage capacity and rain fall. The rain fall would be more tied to weather that a daily cyclic flows

[tombo]

Ok, bin checking levels by the chart and it doesnt seem to be very accurate. According to the chart, mon and tues am was lower than wed by a metre. Was at the whirlpool yesterday am, and everybody says yesterday was the lowest. Anybody have any insight as to why it would be off?