Fermanagh is famous for its beautiful lakes and frequent rainfall but now it's... running out of water. Well, sort of.

The recent sizzling temperatures have resulted in Lough Erne's water levels plummeting dangerously low -- creating havoc for lake users.

Six months ago the county was hit by the worst flooding in 50 years, now it's the opposite. On Monday, Enniskillen was warmer than Rome, Ibiza and Alicante at a sweltering 26 degrees.!

It's certainly been a blissful reminder of just how wonderful our little county looks with a bit of glorious sunshine.

And truly a world away from the horrendous floods and frost that battered and bruised so many during the winter months.

More than 30 days of continuous rain led to serious flooding problems for home owners, farmers and businesses around the county.

Then severe frost wreaked havoc in January, particularly for the Erne Hospital with up to 120 snow and ice victims visiting A and E every single day.

Now the lack of rainfall and the increase in weed growth on the lough has resulted in "major problems" for boat owners.

The Share Centre's Robert Livingstone says the Lisnaskea business cannot "fully operate" because of the lack of water.

"What we are experiencing is like a ski-resort without any snow. We have no water to fully operate here. The Inish Cruiser trip which would normally have taken an hour and a half to two hours is now taking two and a half hours because of the weed growth." The Inish Crusier, which is the size of "two large buses" weighs 50 tonnes. In shallow areas of Lough Erne it will not go any quicker than 5mph, which is costing the Share Centre business on what's been a "roller coaster year" for the Lisnaskea resort.

"We've been hit hard again and nobody wants to do much to help us, especially after the flooding which caused so much damage here. There is about 10 feet of difference between the level of the lough now and the level of the lough when we had the floods at the end of last year," he said.

Parts of the Share Centre, including a gym and swimming pool were ruined by the floods last year. Most of the building was submerged under water for 10 days, costing over £700,000 of damage.

"Every time you try to ring the various agencies to complain, you get pulled around from pillar to post. There is no pro active management to all of this," added Mr. Livingstone.

Frustrated sailing boat instructors at the Centre have also been forced to stop every 5-10 minutes to clear the tangled weeds off their boats.

Speaking on Tuesday, Waterways Ireland's Joseph Gillespie said he wouldn't comment on whether or not regulations into Lough Erne's water levels should be reviewed.

"We, ourselves have issued marine notices warning boat users to be cautious. What people are experiencing on the Erne is quite common across the entire river network," he said.

Mr. Gillespie added: "Waterways Ireland is the navigation system for the Erne system. We would be responsible for the maintenance of the public moorings, the slipways and the navigation markers. We do not have control of the water levels themselves. The levels of the lake are determined by the dam at Belleek and by the gates at Portora, as and when they are lowered. The regulation of the lake levels is by the Rivers Agency and the Electricity Supply Board." A DRD spokesperson said: "For the period from January to June the average rainfall for the last 10 years has been 523.9mm. For January 2010 to date rainfall has been 271.3mm. This low rainfall has led to low levels in both Upper and Lower Lough Erne, however they both remain within statutory limits. On 26 November 2009 the Upper Lough peaked at 158 feet 4 inches, while on 27 November 2009 the lower Lough reached 153 foot 4 inches." Meanwhile, local woman Elaine Alexander, who has worked at the Share Centre for 15 years will embark on a 1000 mile clockwise circumnavigation of Ireland by sea kayak to raise funds for the Centre.

On Sunday she will paddle from Share via the Erne/Shannon link to Ballyshannon where she leaves the shelter of the inland waterways to brave the rolling seas. Paddling around the West, North and East Coast, she will finally come back to the sheltered inland waters via the Fane River below Dundalk bay before starting the homeward leg through Monaghan and back to Share.

Oliver Wilkinson, Chief Executive of the Share Centre said: "The leisure suite which has been open for around 14 years was the only fully accessible gym facility in the local area which welcomed many people with disabilities and held a lot of specialist equipment. It is estimated that the damage [due to the floods] will total in the region of £700,000. We are hopeful that a newly refurbished state of the art leisure suite and gym will be open for our peak season and work is already well under way." It is estimated that Elaine's paddle will take three weeks to complete. If you are interested in following her challenge you can join her Facebook group 'Canoe Around Ireland' which will have regular updates on her progress as well as blogs for each day and photos and video footage throughout the route.