Lake Powell news...

[rivermobster]

Holy shit! Is anyone else getting a headache?

Silly me. Making a post about a launch ramp...

I forgot this wasn't Really a boating forum! My bad.

 

[DRYHEAT]

Silly me. Making a post about a launch ramp...

I forgot this wasn't Really a boating forum! My bad.

Sorry. The back-and-forth was making me dizzy.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

For anyone planning a trip, the BoR has been holding Mead steady for the past month, Powell is dropping aprox. 2 tenths a day, that's 1 foot a 5 day week.
Don't know how low they'll let Powell go before they start dropping Mead again.

If these guys get their way, Powell wont ever be full, and may not even remain a lake:

Fill Mead First - Glen Canyon Institute

Fill Mead First The time has come to change Colorado River management to address today’s new realities In 1922, the Colorado River Compact was signed by the federal government and the seven states in the Colorado Basin. The Compact allocated water rights between the states of the upper (New Mexico,…

www.glencanyon.org

 

[hallett21]

Has anyone ever proposed building the concrete storage type tanks they are starting to build in so cal, but in Nevada or Utah along the Colorado river?

Obviously you would have to calculate the losses of evaporation between the “tank” and havasu, Blythe, etc.

But I gotta imagine there’s a huge amount of evaporation loss across Mead, Mojave and Havasu.


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[Gramps]

this might be a good place to stay if you are a Powell

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[FreeBird236]

If these guys get their way, Powell wont ever be full, and may not even remain a lake:

Fill Mead First - Glen Canyon Institute

Fill Mead First The time has come to change Colorado River management to address today’s new realities In 1922, the Colorado River Compact was signed by the federal government and the seven states in the Colorado Basin. The Compact allocated water rights between the states of the upper (New Mexico,…

www.glencanyon.org

I've heard about this organization before, don't know if they really have much say at this point. There was a study a few years ago that claimed the evaporation was less at Powell and they would keep more water there, not sure if it was ever implemented. Right now my guess is the demand for electricity is greater at Hoover damn and is why Powell is taking the brunt, but just a guess. Pray for snow.

 

[FreeBird236]

Has anyone ever proposed building the concrete storage type tanks they are starting to build in so cal, but in Nevada or Utah along the Colorado river?

Obviously you would have to calculate the losses of evaporation between the “tank” and havasu, Blythe, etc.

But I gotta imagine there’s a huge amount of evaporation loss across Mead, Mojave and Havasu.


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The evaporation is somewhat significant, but I can't imagine enough tanks, or large enough tanks to make any difference.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

I've heard about this organization before, don't know if they really have much say at this point. There was a study a few years ago that claimed the evaporation was less at Powell and they would keep more water there, not sure if it was ever implemented. Right now my guess is the demand for electricity is greater at Hoover damn and is why Powell is taking the brunt, but just a guess. Pray for snow.

This organization was started with assistance by David Brower, the same earth first clown who as head of The Sierra Club, let Glen Canyon go ahead in the first place. So anything from this group should be taken with a boulder of salt...

 

[NorCalRiverRat]

The evaporation is somewhat significant, but I can't imagine enough tanks, or large enough tanks to make any difference.

you would need to have a canopy like freemont street, vegas the whole way,

well they built the Panama Canal so why not ?

bet it would be visible from space...

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[FreeBird236]

This organization was started with assistance by David Brower, the same earth first clown who as head of The Sierra Club, let Glen Canyon go ahead in the first place. So anything from this group should be taken with a boulder of salt...

Do you think they really do have a lot of pull? I figure they'd also get a lot of opposition.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Do you think they really do have a lot of pull? I figure they'd also get a lot of opposition.

Their own website says they got ignored by two government organizations, so at least this hasn't received real credence yet. Though I'm sure they will get louder as Powell gets lower.

"Glen Canyon Institute submitted the Fill Mead First proposal to the Glen Canyon Dam Long Term Experimental Management Plan EIS, as well as the Bureau of Reclamation Supply and Demand Study. Neither process considered the proposal for further study."

 

[rivermobster]

If these guys get their way, Powell wont ever be full, and may not even remain a lake:

Fill Mead First - Glen Canyon Institute

Fill Mead First The time has come to change Colorado River management to address today’s new realities In 1922, the Colorado River Compact was signed by the federal government and the seven states in the Colorado Basin. The Compact allocated water rights between the states of the upper (New Mexico,…

www.glencanyon.org

What a bunch of lying sacks of shit!

 

[mesquito_creek]

I don’t care what language the rain and snow speaks,.. I will settle for a southern style application of mayonnaise I.E. “a fuck ton” of it please!