09-23-2010, 12:17 PM
The reservoirs I was comparing are quite small compared to the large lakes I think you are looking at. Here are the same two pictures with a couple of labels placed right under the lakes. Daniels is small to start with and now it has about 1/3 less area so it is reflecting less and is hard to see. I put Daniels in here to illustrate that not seeing much doesn't mean there is no water. Chesterfield is narrower, and the north end of it is probably pretty shallow now(not because I can see it on these, but by knowing the lake's depths). Twin Lakes in the spring is one lake with an island, now it is two separate lakes. Twin Lakes is down close to the end on its boat ramps, but is still a fairly good sized lake. I will include a picture of it that I took on Tue. I don't know it this clarifies things or not!
Really for me, I use it more in the early summer to know if the main snow pack is off some mountain areas.
Here is the summer picture - July 2
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Here is the fall picture Sept 21
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This is down the boat ramp on Twin Lakes' north lake.
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Really for me, I use it more in the early summer to know if the main snow pack is off some mountain areas.
Here is the summer picture - July 2
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Here is the fall picture Sept 21
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This is down the boat ramp on Twin Lakes' north lake.
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