Mother Nature has wreaked havoc with many Lake Muskoka Boathouses during the unprecedented flooding of spring 2019. As of Saturday April 27th there were still large sheets of ice that were approximately 6″ thick in Lake Muskoka doing damage as we boated around them. The sheer volume of damage to boathouse and boatport structures on our tour that was visible was far greater than imagined. With water approximately 2 feet over the top of most docks there is a high probability that there is far more damage than the eye can see currently, but until the water recedes no one will actually know the extent.
PLEASE understand this may very well be the first time some of these owners are seeing their properties and we have NOTHING to gain by sharing these rather are trying to communicate the widespread destruction though to varying extents. We simply believe that it’s better to know now so you can plan accordingly, especially since the ice may leave Lake Muskoka today but we could very well get another foot of water before the flood recedes.
Thanks to Dan Orrett & Jim King for sharing some photos of damage to the South End of Lake Muskoka as well.
[…] and want to see the destruction of 2019 I wrote about them on our building site back in 2019 here […]
[…] and want to see the destruction of 2019 I wrote about them on our building site back in 2019 here […]
I totaly agree water hights must be physically assed weekly or sometimes daily and lowered accordinly from Gohome lake and Georgian Bay backwards. Lower exit end the go to next control and lower to adjusted level. You can’ t controlwater by holding it back. Only control is to make room and compuyers progrsms don’ t work.
Thank you for taking the time for posting the explanation on water levels and detailed pics. So very helpful! But still so very sad. All the hard work and efforts put in by people on their properties so quickly destroyed. The number of properties damaged is overwhelming.
It certainly is overwhelming. My heart goes out to those on the Bracebridge and Moon rivers because this water is all going through both of those and at either end they will be far worse off than the rest of us on the lake.
Thank you for sharing photos. I’m on the north end of Browning and not sure if there is still ice between Browning and Eilleen Gowan.
How awful to see this damage.
I’ll just pray for minimal damage.
I was out there yesterday (29th) and there was still ice in front. Which place is yours – i took tons of photos and probably inadvertently snapped one of yours so can at least send through