One of our favorite places to walk is Hurricane Hill in Hartford. This fall, we were notified that the dam on Wright Reservoir was unsafe and that they would have to drain it.
When we walked there yesterday, the water was already down about 3 feet and you could see where they had repaired the spillway.
It was a cold, foggy day. 
The weather prediction was for sunny in the 50’s, but the fog did not lift until 2:30 and the temperature didn’t hit 40. It was cold enough that ice stuck on branches didn’t melt.
But the mallards didn’t appear to mind.
