GSL Slip Renters, Good news! Very good news. We have been sounding the Reef Channel for depths. And it looks very good. Now I must first say that "sounding" is not an exact science. Nor can we completely identify the depth of every reef pinnacle. But right now the shallowest spot we are seeing in the REEF Channel is 6.5' with an average depth of about 7.5'. The lake is still slowly going down but it will not drop much more between now and November when it bottoms out. The prediction is another 0.6' with a low level for the year of 4196.9'. I feel very confident that we will not drop below that level. So here is where we are with things and what I recommend. We will begin to set some of the DEEP channel buoys back in place in the next week. We will not set all of them though. Just enough to aide in navigating down the Deep Channel Path. If you have a draft near 6' I recommend you start using the DEEP channel by mid October even if the water is flat. If waves are present I recommend you start using the DEEP channel now. If you have a draft of 5.5' or less you will be fine to use the REEF channel all year AS LONG AS THE WATER IS FLAT. If waves are present I recommend you use the DEEP channel now. If you have a draft of 4' or less you will be fine using the REEF channel all year. A couple notes though. First, the area between the REEF channel and the DEEP channel is still shallow. Unless you have a draft of 4' or less DO NOT try to cut outside the channels. The area just west of the REEF channel is even shallower in spots. Second, YOU must choose whether to use the REEF channel or the DEEP channel. We are doing our best to sound these areas and come up with the best information we can. But the responsibility is still up to you, as the owner and helmsman, which channel to use or whether it is safe to venture out. Harbormaster