DEP reduces water flow from Lake Hopatcong

May 20, 2009 9:08 am

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection recently reduced the outflow from Lake Hopatcong from 5.3 million gallons a day to 4.2 million gallons a day.

DEP spokeswoman Elaine Makatura said the state lowered the outflow Monday based on "steam-flow observation and lower temperatures."

This is important to the lake community because the less water flowing from the lake to Lake Musconetcong means Hopatcong's water level will rise.

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