John Sherbino was the first member of our group to recognize the impending problem.
I received a call today (Good Friday and Passover no less!) from Murray Hall of FORTIS in response to my call asking about water level control.
He told me that they are keeping the maximum flow possible into and out of our watershed lakes. Over the next several days in expectation of further rain they will be adjusting the logs at Canoe and Kingsford in an attempt to (at the very least) keep the levels no higher than they are now. He observed that the levels in our lakes and in Devil and Buck are near the Max on record.
This might be good to post as the M Creek banks are overflowing and I'll bet that some of the fixed docks are in trouble.
Over the next few weeks there were many reports of damaged docks, missing equipment, etc.
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I thought I should let you know that our dock is missing this spring!
It is a large one from Rideau Docks with an 8' x 16' floating section that connects to the shore by a ramp, with metal posts at the shore end. We have had it since 1999, and this year moved it around to our beach area because of ice damage occasionally over the years.
When I was out at the lake this week, I was shocked to see that it was gone. My daughter has taken the boat out and thus far can't find it.
So, we are hoping that you might be able to put the word out that if someone finds a dock hanging around that it is ours!
It is bizarre that it could have been taken away in the ice, but the ropes used to tie it up are torn.
Don MacNaughton
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I also have a fixed dock. It was still there when I checked it yesterday, although one of the supports it rests on was shifted to the side.
Don Robinson
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We have the tops of two docks floating against the shore one between our cottage and Pierce, and another one down closer to Roy Martin's old place. The top has a herringbone pattern.
I believe my floating dock is still tied to the shore. Hopefully I will get up next weekend to connect it.
Water was too high a few weeks ago to connect then.
John Bonner
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My floating dock was missing and found in front of George and Margaret Hoekstra's cottage in the north part of the lake, a very unusual path. I believe the extra high water and quite severe winds we had at the end of April combined to affect docks and other land features. Several large trees on our point were blown over as well.
Richard Paudyn
Richard Paudyn
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I may have located your dock - there's one ( or part of one) between Lovets and mine ( Pryce ). I originally thought that it might belong to Snug Harbour but it might be yours. I've never seen the water this high and I didn't put my aluminum one in since it would have been underwater.
Graham Pryce
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John Bonner has it tied up at his dock!
Rob Canvin
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We are next door to the MacNaughton's and apparantly our fixed dock is no longer fixed - it has come away from its cradle. It seems that this winter the water level and ice has done more damage to our dock than in any of the past 5 years we have been on Desert Lake. Do you have any ideas for an alternative dock system?
David Groll
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My daughter and husband said that my dock is not where it should be--maybe because of the very strong winds that occurred on Thursday -week before last. There has been a lot of damage in area of my home--Sydenham. If Lauren and Jeff see missing dock I will let you know.
Bev McNeill
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High Winds, approx April 28th, did all this damage after the ice was gone. As you can see, my dock is in three pieces with ropes holding on.
Got back to Canada 1.00am Friday morning and yesterday went up to the lake. I knew that the lake level was high and evidently there were very, very high winds Wednesday/Thursday and many trees came down. On your property you have lost your dock, I think to ice movement, and you have some tree damage as you can see from the photographs. Additionally you have one big fallen tree across your lane just past where your property opens up.
John Sherbino suffered more damage, but not to any property. Three or four large pines were toppled, the biggest, down by the creek, was about 75 feet high. All the lower part of his property was also extensively flooded as was Joanne and Sherrri's property. I understand that Rob Canvin had tree damage to some of the cottages but we didn't go into see.
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Hi, Just letting you know that Vaughan Good has found a kayak.
Sally, Desert Lake Resort
Sally, Desert Lake Resort
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I was at the lake today and we are missing the top of our dock. I did go out on the lake at the north end but did not find it.
If any of the dock tops are unclaimed please let us know and we will check them out. We are the north end of Desert Lake.
Jan Glenn
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Vaughan B Good ( close to Desert Lake Family resort) took a yellow canoe onto his shore, it had been floating around the lake for about 4 or 5 days.
Steve Maybury
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Took this picture yesterday. Maybe someone can identify there missing dock from it. Still between my place and Lovets.
Graham Pryce
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Well, we had a wet and windy Sunday afternoon on the lake but did find our dock at the north-east end of the lake, about 3.5 km from where it was supposed to be! The ramp is still embedded in a "beaver dam"
supply of debris - logs, dock boards, branches, leaves, etc! The ramp is still stuck, but we brought the rest "home". We'll retrieve the rest when the weather is nicer!
Don MacNaughton
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We were up at the cottage for the first time this year and discovered someone else's intact deck chair on our beach. If anyone is missing a chair please tell them to call me.
David Groll
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I noticed some pieces of a dock washed up on the sand in front of Urs Wyss’s place. He has no dock so this material has come from elsewhere on the lake.
Sandra Rutenberg
A stray dock showed up this spring.
We just noticed it a few weeks ago. It is an all plastic black platform about 12x6 feet. It is upside down and partially submerged.
It is about 30 feet west of our dock in Deyos Bay on the shore. It is under some overhanging trees.
The rightful owner should come and grab it.
Keith Millar
We were wondering if anyone has reported missing a green FKE fiberglass canoe. We returned to our cottage on the West side of the lake a few days ago to find someone had tied it to our dock. So far no one has come by to claim it. If you are aware that some one is missing one would you please let us know. Thanks so much.
Anne and Bill Pierce
We were wondering if anyone has reported missing a green FKE fiberglass canoe. We returned to our cottage on the West side of the lake a few days ago to find someone had tied it to our dock. So far no one has come by to claim it. If you are aware that some one is missing one would you please let us know. Thanks so much.
Anne and Bill Pierce
