Water levels low at reservoirs - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Boaters beware, the water is shallow. 

That's the message from the Department of Natural Resources to boaters on Morse Reservoir in Hamilton County.

A little extra attention needed as Glen Castor loads his boat into Morse Reservoir, "It takes a little extra time on the ramp. You need to make sure you are out far enough and clear and everything."

With the water level down at least four feet, boaters are loading and navigating this water differently.

Scott Simpson told Eyewitness News, "Even if you have a depth finder in the boat of doesn't tell you if you are coming up on a rock and by the time it tells you, it could be too late."

"A few boats have run aground and these are just the ones that called us to report it. Undoubtedly there are others that scraped across and we didn't know about it," explained Mark Baker with the Department of Natural Resources.

A view from Chopper 13 showed a look at the problem at both Morse and Geist Reservoirs and how they continue to drop.

The DNR officer says, It's the overly confidant boater, they are worried about most.

"Just exercise extreme caution," said Baker.

If the aerials from  Chopper 13 aren't enough evidence that there's not enough water the lifeguard platforms ladders are not even in the water.

It's frustrating, right now there are no restricted areas on the water, but that could change and bring the end of the summer boating season, early.

"It could be cut short. We've had a lot of fun already but it could be the end of it soon if we don't get rain," said Simpson.

During a triathlon held at Morse Reservoir Saturday morning,  the water levels were so low, that swimmers were able to stand in the normally deeper part of the water.