Those who follow the ups and downs of water levels in Elizabeth Lake (and Idlewild) will be interested to see that the stop logs have now been placed back in the weir at Elizabeth Lake After the massive water build up and area flooding in 2014 -15, the logs were removed to allow the lake to drain through the restored culvert under Wattsville. The water level has remained low after a very dry summer. It will now be interesting to see how quickly the water level might rise to its more artificially 'normal' level. The area's listed Painted Turtles have been subjected to very difficult conditions at both Idlewild and Elizabeth Lake during the last year or two, due to widely fluctuating and uncontrolled water levels. Their survival rate will be of particular interest.
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