Officials with the Corps of Engineers at Milford Lake have announced that due to the cold weather and possible icing of the lake and marinas,  a controlled drawdown of the lake a couple weeks earlier than our Lake Level Management Plan indicates has begun.

This morning’s lake elevation was 1146.87 and they started making a release of 3000cfs today.

The Water Management forecast indicates reaching conservation pool, 1144.40 in about a week, and then another week to reach the target elevation of 1141.40, which is 3′ below normal. The lake will remain at this level until March 15th when a gradual increase to 1143.0 is planned.