Annual 'Let's look at the Lake Powell Snowpack' thread

[UNSTUCK]

I'm scheduled to be at Bullfrog starting June 3rd. The main ramp is closed, but the executive ramp is open for everyone. I have no idea what it's minimum safe level is. Just seems crazy that levels are not going up by now. Guess I'll be calling for updates the week of.

[boonecragun]

but the executive ramp is open for everyone.

That is going to be a schitt show...

[UNSTUCK]

Maybe. I'm hoping to put in on Thursday night so maybe it wont be too bad then. Then we will leave Saturday early afternoon so maybe we will miss the high ramp times.

[talltigeguy]

My bet is Saturday afternoons are going to be horrible. Back when water was this low, I remember waiting in line like our crazy boating brothers in California do all the time. It was 45 minutes just to get down to the water's edge.

[boonecragun]

At least it’s something:

https://www.kunc.org/environment/202...-form-new-plan

[UNSTUCK]

How low can the lake get before there becomes a problem with floating docks, restaurants, and such?


We canceled our trip to Powell that was coming up. Not so much because of water level, but scheduling conflicts. Not sure we'll make it to Powell now this season.

[talltigeguy]

Flaming Gorge always seemed to me to be a huge reservior, but its full capacity is around 4 million acre feet. It is the largest reservior above Lake Powell. Lake powell has a capacity of around 24 million acre feet. So even if we emptied all of the reserviors above LP, it won't make all that difference.

[25cents]

Just saw that Dangling Rope is currently closed bc of an issue with the dock.

[boonecragun]

We have positive movement in lake levels. This will be short-lived.

[25cents]

We have positive movement in lake levels. This will be short-lived.

An increase of .03 feet! Normally this time of year the lake is going up 6-12 inches a day. So wild to see such a little blip on the charts. Sad times.

[boonecragun]

So wild to see such a little blip on the charts. Sad times.

IT’S AWFUL!!

[boonecragun]

Elevation gain from runoff ended last year on June 22. Maybe we can squeeze another foot out by then...horrible runoff year.

[25cents]

Elevation gain from runoff ended last year on June 22. Maybe we can squeeze another foot out by then...horrible runoff year.

It’s up a full 18 inches since last week. Not good at all.

headed down to Wawheap for the first time tomorrow. It will be interesting.

[boonecragun]

It’s official...we’ve peaked. What a crappy year...

[freeheel4life]

It’s official...we’ve peaked. What a crappy year...

And yet golf courses are green from St George down to Scottsdale.

It's not just down south....Southern Oregon farmers are literally getting zero irrigation water this summer. Tough year out west. I fear there's more to come