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Warnings issued on Great Sacandaga Lake ice
Jan. 8, 2021
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Though covered in a white coat, the ice on the Great Sacandaga Lake is unsafe, authorities said Friday.
The ice on the lake the second largest inside the Adirondacks and a magnet for snowmobilers has varying thickness now across its expanse, and the public needs to use extreme caution around it, statements from Fulton and Saratoga counties said. In the last decade there have been numerous injuries and deaths on the lake.
Fulton County Sherrif Richard Giardino said the lake level is at 757 feet, which is five feet above its target elevation for the date. The Hudson River-Black River Regulating District, which oversees the lake for flood control, is maximizing the release of water from the lake at an average of 4,000 cubic feet per second resulting in the level dropping at a rate of 10 to 14 inches a week, the sheriff said.