[UTES]

"Runoff into Lake Powell that began in mid-May reached 60,000 cubic feet per second. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reports that lake levels will continue to climb a foot a day into late June, hitting a peak elevation of 3,616 feet."

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865604677/Lake-Powell-rising-a-foot-every-day.html

Bill

[Kitchen Witch]

Originally Posted by UTES

"Runoff into Lake Powell that began in mid-May reached 60,000 cubic feet per second. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reports that lake levels will continue to climb a foot a day into late June, hitting a peak elevation of 3,616 feet."

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865604677/Lake-Powell-rising-a-foot-every-day.html

Bill

Hey, we'll take all the water we can get, lol

[BBMW]

I think this was a good snow year in the rockies. But you'll need a few more of those out there to really move the needle on Lake Mead.

[LuisSuarez]

Yesterday was the first day in many months that the level in Lake Mead stayed the same as the previous day at 1086.34

Bureau of Reclamation: Lower Colorado Region

[Buzz123]

In 1983 they waited too long to release water from Lake Powel and nearly took out Hoover Dam in the process. Although I don't know how much it would take to really cause damage, it was a spectacular sight seeing all the water rush over the spillways on each side of the dam and come out below. It did a lot of damage to marinas and boat docks from here to Mexico. Some Bureau of Reclamation guy made a huge error in his predictions before opening the gates on Glen Canyon Dam. Most environmentalists see Lake Powell as doing more harm than good, and would like to blow up Glen Canyon Dam. But for now it is sort of our back up. In the days when all those dams were built, many people think the Army Corps of Engineers just wanted to dam every river in order to justify their existence in peacetime.

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by Kitchen Witch

Hey, we'll take all the water we can get, lol

Now hold on there, Kitchen Witch. We really only want to make sure our allotment is still there after everyone else takes theirs, and that ours still tastes good. We get the lowest allotment of Colorado River water of any of the seven states. Since before the 1920s, at least way before Hoover Dam was an idea that some dam engineer started getting off on, those states were arguing over that water, which is the story of every part of the west. It's not do we have enough. It's where is it and who controls it.

But we don't want to see the dam overflow now do we? I saw the mistake of 1983 when they dam near took out the dam dam. It was fun to watch, but it was also scary; especially if you lived down river. Not sure, but I think there are still lawsuits going on over that mistake from here to way down in Mexico.

When the allotments were made a lot of mistakes were made, and very few people predicted the growth in, especially, Nevada, California, and Arizona. The reason we got the smallest allocation was we had almost no agricultural needs.

People should get a bit of history by reading this. Colorado River Compact - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Kitchen Witch]

Originally Posted by Buzz123

Now hold on there, Kitchen Witch. We really only want to make sure our allotment is still there after everyone else takes theirs, and that ours still tastes good. We get the lowest allotment of Colorado River water of any of the seven states. Since before the 1920s, at least way before Hoover Dam was an idea that some dam engineer started getting off on, those states were arguing over that water, which is the story of every part of the west. It's not do we have enough. It's where is it and who controls it.

But we don't want to see the dam overflow now do we? I saw the mistake of 1983 when they dam near took out the dam dam. It was fun to watch, but it was also scary; especially if you lived down river. Not sure, but I think there are still lawsuits going on over that mistake from here to way down in Mexico.

When the allotments were made a lot of mistakes were made, and very few people predicted the growth in, especially, Nevada, California, and Arizona. The reason we got the smallest allocation was we had almost no agricultural needs.

People should get a bit of history by reading this. Colorado River Compact - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I remember it well when they let the water out through the spillways in the 80's and the damage that ensued.

I don't think anyone could have predicted the growth of Southern Nevada. It still surprises me that here in town, builders keep on building and people keep on coming to live here.

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by Kitchen Witch

I remember it well when they let the water out through the spillways in the 80's and the damage that ensued.

I don't think anyone could have predicted the growth of Southern Nevada. It still surprises me that here in town, builders keep on building and people keep on coming to live here.

Me too, but what gets me is how the government allows it and still complains about the water situation. Says to me there is no water situation. I repeat what I said in another post - it depends on where the water is and who controls it. I read that there is no more or no less water on this planet than has ever been or ever will be.

[ScoopLV]

The problem is water distribution, not amount.

[ecd3easy]

Desalination anyone? Why isn't more wildly used in the coastal areas here in the US?

The story of the West is the story of water.