During the summer, the water level can be particularly low.
Rest of the year the water level is about 10 feet deep.
I got back in and the water level went up.
The study now looks only at water levels over the past century.
The local reports were of water levels between 2-3m deep.
The water level, though, was lower than I had expected.
The ground looked good and firm, well above the water level.
Despite the size of the thing, the water level rose quickly.
It is still possible to see the top of the house when the water levels are low.
Since 2000 through 2008, the water level has dropped from 1215 to 1095.
It was at the top of the bank, just clear of flood level.
A mistake in the reading of flood levels probably caused more alarm than was necessary.
It was evident, however, that with the turn of the tide, now nearly at flood level, the picture would change.
The river is 12 feet over flood level here, the highest it has been in 20 years.
We know from records that she lived in the house above the valley's flood level.
Several rivers in those five departments rose above flood levels.
In years with high flood levels such as between 1924-1930 and 1951-1955 the lake is completely filled.
The design in the 1904 plan worked, as the structure was not at flood level.
The 2008 flood level was 0.8 metres higher than this.
The fort has been built on high ground, which is above the flood level.
