After a two-day extension, Sunday evening was the official deadline to pull boats from their slips on Folsom Lake.

The drought has resulted in low water levels, but slip renters got more time than some expected this season.

Marina operators said the water is approaching the 412-foot elevation level.

“When the lake gets to 412, we only have 6 feet under those docks and some of these boats draw 5 feet of 6 feet of water,” said Julie Christensen, assistant marina manager. “We like to get them all out at the same time and leave a bit of cushion.”

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Boat slips at Brown’s Ravine marina will be closing June 27 because of the lowering lake level.

There are more than 600 slips at Brown’s Ravine on Folsom Lake, and more than half still have boats in them.

Marina managers told KCRA 3 there is currently only about 12 feet of water under the boats. In about a week, some of the boats could be touching the ground.

“It was frustrating,” said Thom Scalzi, who after waiting eight years to get a slip at Brown’s Marina finally got one this year. “When my pass came up for the slip, they said you might have to pull out in two weeks. That was in April. But the water came up.”

The hundreds of people who rent boat slips at Brown’s marina aren’t the only boaters being affected by the lower lake level this year.

“Last year I came out 17 times,” said C.J. Lauria, a boater who lives near Folsom Lake. “This is my fourth time this year and perhaps my last. Last year we bought a season pass and this year we chose not to. It didn’t make a lot of sense. The levels were just too low.”

While the boats at Brown’s marina will have to be pulled from the rental slips at the docs by June 27, the ramps will be open a little longer.

And despite the short boating season, some said it was longer than expected.

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