Information about Water Volume

• According to the St. Lawrence County Office of Real Property, Sylvia Lake has 24,034.85' of shore line and 316.5 acres of surface, or 13,786,696 square feet (actual) or 13,786,740 square feet (rounded up).
• 1 acre is 208.71' by 208.71' or 43,560 square feet, actually 43,559.864 square feet.
• 1 cubic foot of water is 7.4805 gallons.
  1 cubic foot / 12 (inches) + 0.623375 gallons of water covering 1 square foot of area/
• 13,786,696 square feet x 0.623375 gallons = 8,594,281.6 gallons of water for every 1 inch of rise or fall in lake level, or 2,148,570 for every 1/4 inch.
• Rise + springs under lake, + rainfall / snow melt on the surface + run off from inlet and surrounding land surfaces.
• Fall + evaporation + run off (via outlet) + minor withdrawals for yard, garden and domestic uses + unknown withdrawals for industrial uses not returned to the lake but drained to other areas.

Information compiled and submitted by Carl G. Colton

Other Water Reports

• November 26, 2003
• Nov. 30, 2003
• Dec. 5, 2003
• Dec. 8, 2003 (Big Boom)
• Dec. 10, 2003
• Dec. 22, 2003
• Jan. 3, 2004
• Other Water Information