Monday, March 29, 2010

Fun Facts: Lake usage vs River usage

Fun facts!

This fun fact comes from an April 2003 Park Service report that states:
"Based on current data available, approximately 9,600 boats and 459 PWC use Bighorn Lake each year. All motorboats, including personal watercraft, are required to purchase permits. During the peak month of July, up to 77 boats and 5 PWC may use the reservoir per day."

This is in stark contrast to the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks report Montana Statewide Angling Pressure Survey, 2007 which reported that 107,514 anglers used the river.

Posted by Doug Haacke at 10:52:00 AM in Fun Facts (4) | Comments (0)

Monday, March 15, 2010

Fun facts: Average Jan - Apr Lake Elevation

Fun Facts

The average lake elevation for Bighorn Lake between the months of January and April is 3,606ft.

The current elevation is:  3,629,48ft.

Posted by Doug Haacke at 3:05:00 PM in Fun Facts (4) | Comments (1)

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Fun Fact!

Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay is the nation's largest estuary, spanning 5,000 square miles (Yellowstone Park is roughly 3,000 sq miles).

The tens of thousands of tributaries that feed the Bay dump approximately 9,000 tons of sediment in to the Bay every day1.

In contrast, 4,000 tons of sediment dump in to the south end of Bighorn Lake every day.

1Executive Order 13508. Draft Strategy for Protecting and Restoring the Chesapeake Bay. Nov 9, 2009. Federal Leadership Committee for Chesapeake Bay

Posted by Doug Haacke at 9:54:00 AM in Fun Facts (4) | Comments (0)

Sunday, November 01, 2009

Elevation third highest on record

The elevation of Bighorn Lake for November 1st was only twice higher than today's elevation; once in 1982 and once in 1992, making today's lake elevation of 3639.35 the third highest on record.

Posted by Doug Haacke at 7:48:00 PM in Fun Facts (4) | Comments (0)