If the entire Utah snowpack could drain into lake Powell,

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Mar 19, 2023
11:56:48am

BYURider All-American

If the entire Utah snowpack could drain into lake Powell,

Would it fill up the lake?

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If the entire Utah snowpack could drain into lake Powell,

BYURider

3/19/23 11:56am

How many cubic feet of water does the Utah snowpack hold?

panacablue

3/19/23 11:58am

Easily

byuluvr

3/19/23 12:00pm

The State-wide snow water equivalent right now is just over two feet.

stenso

3/19/23 12:01pm

Wow. In my mind, I was thinking maybe. You're a great source! You wouldn't know

BYURider

3/19/23 12:05pm

Yes he does.

JohnnyComeLately

3/19/23 12:08pm

Could fill up Mead and then let CA waste the rest.

panacablue

3/19/23 12:06pm

RE: The State-wide snow water equivalent right now is just over two feet.

Heath Squashwell

3/19/23 12:29pm

Then CA would drain it into the ocean. 🤦‍♂️

3/19/23 12:40pm

I don’t think so

cougarstrong

3/19/23 12:09pm

Years of drought will result in soil soaking up much of it before it gets there

3/19/23 12:11pm

The bigger factor is that most of the Utah snowpack does not drain into Lake

Plato

3/19/23 12:31pm

Yep, the Colorado river comes out of Colorado along with the San Juan and the

3/19/23 12:42pm

All of the south slope of the Uintas naturally drain into the Colorado system. Some of that is pulled off to feed south

mvtoro

3/19/23 12:52pm

A good portion of the Uintahs drain into the Green.

Backcountry

3/19/23 12:55pm

True, Correct, my mistake, but Provo and the Bear into GSL

3/19/23 1:01pm

And Weber. And part of the Duchesne

Backcountry

3/19/23 1:04pm

Yeah, the whole south slope. Strawberry reservoir/river, Currant Creek, Duchesne, all feed the Green. Half the state

mvtoro

3/19/23 1:04pm

And a lot of Kane and Washington County water bypasses Powell and flows to Mead.

Backcountry

3/19/23 1:06pm

I think most of LP comes from Colorado mountains and the wind rivers...

3/19/23 12:32pm

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