Water levels again

[iamthesmf]

Water levels are going to be a big issue in the next two years.
We may loose another launch area soon.

http://bouldercityreview.com/news/after-...ot-all-bad

Here is a link to the water levels site...if you follow the trend from history we will drop another 10 feet in 2017.



http://mead.uslakes.info/Level.asp
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[lvfishingdude]

We will see. I am still proud to say, I have been on the lake when it was at its highest and at its lowest.

With the technology of smart phones, I have many locations marked on google maps named things like "BIG ASS ROCK" that I marked when the lake was at its last lowest. I highly recommend people use any technology at there means for hazards like these. You can't trust electronic charts, you have to use your own brain/knowledge of conditions.

I haven't been able to go on the lake for over a year now since I was in a bad car accident and broke my back in 4 places and neck in 2. But I can thank god, I can still walk on my own power. I have had a ton of surgeries/injections and am feeling like I might be finally able to go out on a boat again depending on the weather. I do look at the lake levels every day, and atleast this year we have had some rain, and the lake is filling up right now.

I forgot when they start to let a ton of water out, usually around the start of spring. So lets hope for more wet weather here and up in the rockies. I highly recommend using this water chart. It is a lot easier to track the lake level. Its the idiots guide to the lake level.

http://lakemead.water-data.com/
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[Erawk]

Interesting info, thanks for sharing.
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[Greg84]

http://graphs.water-data.com/lakemead/

The graph gives you better perspective year over year. Right now, lake levels are the same as last year. Also, lake powell is almost 50% full at this point. From what I have been reading over the years, they are trying to fill Powell first, then Mead as opposed to both at the same time. Also I have read that the Northern Colorado River states have begun diverting feeder rivers into newer reservoirs to boost their supply capacity and slow lake recovery downriver. Another interesting fact is that Powell is sitting on porous rock and 300,000 acre feet of water per year, the same amount as NV gets every year, goes underground somewhere. Not sure if that fills an aquifer which would give that State extra free water, or what it does.
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[fishrdan]

With recent storms systems pushing through, the upper Colorado river snowpack is 143% of average, or 60% of the highest time of the year April 15th. Only mother nature can predict what it will look like in 4 months, but if we keep getting systems dumping snow, this could be a year to see water levels rise. ("could"...)
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[lvfishingdude]

Keep praying they keep getting dumped on up north. But pray for the people up north with the risk of flooding.

I wish Mead could hold the level of 1,120 FT. Keeps all the marinas open, and not as many hazards to worry about.
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[Greg84]

I'm actually hoping for more multi year catastrophic drought with major water level declines. The Colorado River Treaty with Mexico expires this December and is being renegotiated right now. Plus, if the drought continues to be bad, that will force the other States like CA & AZ to actually face the problem and perhaps renegotiate the C R Compact with reduced allocations. All of that would be long term major benefits that result in a full lake. Another big snow year like 2011 just ensures they kick the can down the road and use more water than the river actually delivers.

With the 3rd straw, Vegas water no matter what. Even if the river ends at a non-functional Hoover Dam.
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[Greg84]

Well it looks like the snow gods are feeding Mead this year. Almost at the same amount of snow as last year at the peak, but 2 months early. The lake should grow this year if it keeps up. Unless Colorado diverts all of the water to their new reservoirs or holds it in Powell.
http://graphs.water-data.com/ucsnowpack/
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[TT600]

I would guess the lake peaks in a couple weeks when they start increasing the outflow.
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[wolfs4evr]

End of March typically.

Tom
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[Greg84]

We have surpassed last year's April peak in snowfall and they're now forecasting more water than 2011!

http://www.reviewjournal.com/local/nevad...r-shortage
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[TT600]

It appears outflows have increased. We may have hit the peak level.
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[Greg84]

I just saw this forecast. It looks like all that snow they are getting in CO is staying in CO. Powell is going to go up 45 ft by Sept, but they won't increase outflows, so Mead will continue to suck. pg 10-11

https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/24mo.pdf
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