Version W2 of Winnipesaukee/Garmin is now available. 

Bizer has increased its $100 REWARD up to $250

Bizer's goal is to find and chart EVERY shallow area of Lake Winnipesaukee.  If you can find a place that's less than six feet deep that Bizer has failed to mark in blue, Bizer will give you a reward of $150.00 to $250.00. 

• The six foot depth is based on a fall lake level of 503.1 feet.
• If the shallow spot you find is more than 135 feet from a blue area on Bizer's chart, Bizer shall give you $250. On Bizer's chart, 135 feet is only 1/25th inch (1 mm, about the thickness of a dime).
• If the shallow spot you find is less than 135 feet from a blue area on Bizer's chart, Bizer shall give you $150.

  No correction to Bizer's map is too small.  email us at winni@bizer.com. We really do want to make this a perfect product.  With your help, we might just do it.

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  BIZER's Surface level of Lake Winnipesaukee

  Lake Winnipesaukee's surface level is measured in feet. Readings are made daily by the New Hampshire Department of Water Resources. The datum (zero point) is 500 feet above sea level. Median heights are based upon data from 1984 through 2002. As a rule of thumb, assume: High Tide: June;   Low Tide: February.  Temperature, (F), readings are taken at the Lakeport Dam about one foot below the surface.

  The below historical statistics are updated periodically: normally weekly or whenever the lake level changes by more than two inches. 

   2009    Actual  Deviation    Outflow at
   Date    Height  from Norm   Lakeport Dam
  -----     ----     --.--  TEMP ---- ---
  04/02 Thu 3.66     + .37   37   781 CFS
  04/09 Thu 4.16     + .56   37  1238 CFS
  04/16 Thu 4.12     + .19   40  1017 CFS
  04/23 Thu 4.10     + .02   42  1767 CFS
  04/30 Thu 4.00     - .15   50   997 CFS
  05/07 Thu 4.05     - .04   51   392 CFS
  05/14 Thu 4.16     - .04   53   290 CFS
  05/21 Thu 4.19     - .06   56   287 CFS
  05/28 Thu 4.26     - .01   58   304 CFS
  06/04 Thu 4.37     + .07   63   307 CFS
  06/11 Thu 4.31     + .05   63   667 CFS
  06/18 Thu 4.49     + .25   63  1365 CFS
  06/25 Thu 4.49     + .25   65  1692 CFS
  07/02 Thu 4.35     + .20   68  1684 CFS
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  For height above sea level, add 500 feet
  Click here for NH DES graph of the last two weeks.
  

  Notes:

  • The flow is the amount of water leaving Lake Winnipesaukee at the Lakeport Dam.  It is measured in cubic feet per second (CFS). To put this in perspective, 1920 CFS is enough to fill about 45 swimming pools each minute. For a period of 24 hours, 1920 CFS yields 1.24 billion gallons, or enough water to lower the level of Lake Winnipesaukee one inch. The flow fluctuates depending on the time of year and the lake's height. The long-term average is about 550 CFS.
  • Bridge heights reported on Bizer's chart assume a full lake level of 4.3 feet.  To calculate today's bridge clearance for any bridge on Lake Winnipesaukee, add 4.3 feet to the height shown on Bizer's chart.  Then subtract the most recent lake surface-level reading to obtain the actual clearance of any bridge.  For example: to compute the clearance of the Long Island Bridge on 17-Apr-00, add the published bridge clearance (7.7 feet) to the full lake reading of 4.3 feet to get a subtotal of 12.0 feet.  Now subtract the April 17th surface-level reading of 4.1 feet to get the actual clearance of 7.9 feet.

  

   

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  Additions & corrections to Bizer's eighth edition Winnipesaukee chart:

  The map grid is enclosed in [brackets]

  • Boat launching is not longer availabel to the general public at Ames Farm Inn (Grid H-12 on Bizer's chart).
  • Effective in 2009, the M/S Mount Washington no longer serves the ports of Meredith and Center Harbor; Only Weirs Beach, Wolfeboro, and Alton. 
  • Effective in 2009, the speed limit on Winnipesaukee shall be 45 MPH during the day and 25 MPH at night.  This information is not on the chart because the law expires at the end of 2009. 

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  Additions & corrections to Bizer's seventh edition Winnipesaukee chart:

  All updates are in Bizer's 8th edition.  The map grid is enclosed in [brackets].

  • Sep-08 - Effective 2009, the speed limit on Lake Winnipesaukee shall be 45 miles-per-hour (MPH) during the day and 25 MPH at night.
  • Jul-08 - Bizer has been informed that Downing's Landing at the southern end of Alton Bay does NOT sell gasoline.
  • Jun-08 - Bizer has been informed that the boat launch at Pier 19 (Grid B-9 on Bizer's chart) is open to the public.
  • May-08 - I noticed that the Burger King, accessible by boat in Paugus Bay, is no longer in business.
  • Jul-07 - A boater has reported that the C-Map cartridge of Winnipesaukee has incorrectly labeled light #26 as light #53.  Light #53 is correctly labeled. 
  • Jul-07 - The Marine Patrol has notified Bizer that Buzzel Cove in Moultonborough has been designated a NO-RAFTING area.
  • May-07 - A new No-Rafting area has been added in/at/near Advent Cove in Meredith. 
  • May-07 - Green buoys named, "See 150", have been placed exactly 150 feet from the following docks: Alton, Center Harbor, Glendale, Meredith, Tuftonboro, and Wolfeboro.  They are to assist boaters in judging distances.
  • May-07 - It has been reported that the following places to eat (by boat) are no longer in business: The ice cream shop next to Coe House, Center Harbor; The LakeSide Deli, Meredith
  • Apr-07 - Service and repairs are no longer available in Center Harbor. 
  • Sep-06 - It has been reported that the C-Map chip of Winnipesaukee has incorrectly colored (or swapped) the two buoys east of Twin Islands in Moultonboro Bay.
  • Sep-06 - A boater has reported an uncharted rock west of the northern end of Joes Island in Moultonborough Bay. On Bizer's chart, this is near the "h" in "Smith Cove". Bizer intends to visit this location during September, 2006.
  • Aug-06 - In an effort to assist boaters in judging distances, green & white buoys have been placed exactly 150 feet from the piers at Wolfeboro, Alton, Meredith, and Center Harbor.