Back in October, lodge owner Harold Jones gave KPIX a look at lake levels at his spot near Lakehead. While the water was actually up a bit from the previous year, the lake was just around 30 percent of capacity. Still, Jones was hopeful that a change of fortune could pay off quickly.
"Got a 75 foot oak tree that blew over down there," Jones said of the storm debris that has piled up since the new year. Jones took KPIX back to the same spot he visited in late October. Only, no one can actually get there. "Oh, another stretch like that, my docks will be sitting right up here in front of my cabins," Jones said of the lake's surge.