View Full Version : Perris water level is going down
fishmounter
03-27-2019, 05:02 PM
For whatever reason the water level is dropping fairly fast at Perris. In the last few weeks, it's almost gone down 3 to 4 feet. The spawning bass and panfish nests are going to be high and dry soon. Why is this happening? Is the new back to the dam not doing it's job? I sent a message to the Lake Perris Marina, but they probably don't know either..
Natural Lefty
03-27-2019, 07:40 PM
Wow. I thought the lake was supposed to finally be completely full this spring. That's not good news for fisher people.
fatguyinalittleboat
03-29-2019, 03:27 PM
The Colorado River Aqueduct has been down for work since 3/4. Started back up this week. I am sure it has been a drain on water resources for most of the month.
For whatever reason the water level is dropping fairly fast at Perris. In the last few weeks, it's almost gone down 3 to 4 feet. The spawning bass and panfish nests are going to be high and dry soon. Why is this happening? Is the new back to the dam not doing it's job? I sent a message to the Lake Perris Marina, but they probably don't know either..
Water is slowly coming in and should be stable to s-l-o-w-l-y increasing over the next week. The fish will spawn successfully this spring and everything will be fine.
fishmounter
03-31-2019, 05:55 PM
kwin.. Why did the water level drop so quickly in the first place? Back in early March, the weather was not that hot. There should not have been that much evaporation to bring the lake down 3 feet in less than a month...
twin22s
04-02-2019, 01:19 PM
A lot of thirsty people out in the desert... hopefully the water level fluctuation won't effect the spawn too much.
kwin.. Why did the water level drop so quickly in the first place? Back in early March, the weather was not that hot. There should not have been that much evaporation to bring the lake down 3 feet in less than a month...
you'd have to ask MWD or DWR. I have no idea why.