How is the lake level managed if/when it is too high?
The lake level can be managed at an outlet dam (the “A Mill” dam) and a penstock (a pipe ten feet in diameter) located at the hydroelectric plant at the entrance of the LaChute River in Ticonderoga. The dam, built in 1903, is located about three-quarters of a mile beyond the natural rock dam at Ticonderoga. When the lake level of water is high the dam and penstock offer a means of discharging the excess water into the river and out of the Lake.
