NOTES UPON FLOODS IN LAKE GEORGE. 949 
1846 and 1847.—Mr. Kenny says Lake George dried up com- 
pletely i in these years, and remained dry until 1850. Mr. F. 
ee hae also says (Climate) Lake George was perfectly dry in 
1848 849. 
1850. na a Kenny says there was a — shallow water in the 
lake in 1850, about one-sixth o area was 
1852.—Mr. Kenny says in the arto ‘aa spring of 1852 Lake 
mig filled up to seven-eighths of its size in 1876, and was 
1 feet deep in deepest pa 
1855 to 1864.—Mr. M. M. Carter says from 1855 to 1864 the 
northern part of the lake was dry, and used as a cattle run, 
and I had 10 acres of wheat on it, where now, 1876, the 
water is 15 feet deep. 
1855.—Mr. Dyce,—“ During 1855 the lake extended from Curren- 
dooly Point to Kenny’s Point.” This would make it from 4 to 
5 feet dee 
1860.—I are no direct record of the height of Lake George in 
1860, but the year was the wettest ever known in Sydn ey, 
and very wet about Lake George, 40°32 in Goulburn where 
the average is 25 inches. The lake, ee er, does not seem 
to have risen much by the survey next yea 
1861.—J. B. Thompson’s survey, 3lst May, 1861 shows that the 
waterline then was 600 feet from high-water mark, on the 
west side the lake falls about 20 feet from high-water mark, 
600 feet ys nace: would make the depth in 1861 in deepest 
part 4 ft. 6 
In J sana 1885, Mr. Glover levelled and sounded on the 
west side about Douglas house where the lake gauge is, and 
found that in 100 feet from 1874 level to then le vel there 
was a fall of 12 feet ; 40 feet into the water a fall of 2 feet, 
in the next 140 feet another 2 feet, and in the next 320 feet 
about 4 feet, making in ap a fall of 20 feet i in 600 feet. 
1863.—The lake margin b rvey was 24 miles within the 
January, 1887, line ak eed iakin Mr. Glover’s 
inclination of the of lake 4-5 feet, below the January, 
in. deep. 
1864.—The Goulburn Herald says that in 1864 Lake George 
filled up by the heavy rains, and was in 1865 17 feet deep. 
1865 to 1868.—Lake George pomdees falling. 
1868. ore A. Chisholm says in December, 1868, Lake George 
as about 10 miles long. This would be about 7 feet deep, by 
on Glover’s section of the lake. 
1869. ae early levelling on the base line shows that the lake 
as then 6 fee t deep. 
187 ra —Mr. Chisholm states that in January, 1870, he rode on dry 
land across the lake from Jones’ point, and 30th June, 1877, 
