4.21 Rumsey ???

[Mitch]

Ok, I know that Clear Lake is on their own Depth scale called RUMSEY, but does anybody really know exactly how many INCHES or FEET a Rumsey really is ??

[Larry Hemphill]

The Rumsey measurement was created by - you guessed it - Mr. Rumsey - in 1884. The Rumsey is measured in feet. In other words, 4.21 Rumsey is about 4 1/4 foot above zero. When Clear Lake went to zero two winters ago, I used to joke that the lake was empty!! In fact - it went below zero and there was plenty of water. The problem when it gets to zero, launching boats is very difficult. Remember, Clear Lake is a natural lake, so it only changes elevation by a few feet each year. It couldn't change much since the deepest part when full is only 58 ft! The deepest part is a little south of the narrows, on the east side, near Pirates Cove That whole area is fairly deep,

[clum553946]

To add perspective, it's about as high as it got all of last year.

[DanIsaac]

http://www.westernbass.com/shared/mag_w ... index.html

Here ya go....

[Mitch]

So, ok that explains "most" of what a Rumsey is, now let me ask this: at 0 Rumsey how deep is it in LAKEPORT which is where the gauge is at that shows +/- Rumsey relative to the Grisby Riffle ?

[DanIsaac]

It is all relative to Grigsby Riffle, not Lakeport.

Zero Rumsey usually has 3-4 feet of water at the end of the City boat launches....generally speaking.