I know I do this comparison of winter shore and summer shore thing often – but it’s so fascinating. There has been a large sandbar off our beach for a few years – my niece and her friends love it because, once safely transported there, they can be about a hundred yards out on the lake and be able to stand and play. In fact Madeline once said, “I want to live on the sandbar!” Above is a mid-August serene view of the sandbar. Can’t really see it, right? That’s because it’s about two feet under the water. But today? I swear this is the same spot.
Wow. Does that mean the water level has retreated that much? Or is that some sort of pressure ridge from freezing?
I think it’s not so much that the water has retreated. The beach is actually much shorter than usual right now, so the lake level, I believe, is high. The ridge of sand that gets pushed in by winter storms has grown above the water level. At least that’s my observation/theory.