And if I remember right, FG started releasing more water this winter...

Mar 22, 2023
12:31:47pm

So it goes... Political Junky

to flow to Lake Powell. Then other states demanded they stop.

Upper Colorado River states want to pause Flaming Gorge water releases

Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico are asking the Bureau of Reclamation to pause the water releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir that are helping prop up Lake Powell.

https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2023-02-27/upper-colorado-river-states-want-to-pause-flaming-gorge-water-releases

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Major CA reservoirs are all blowing past their historic averages (besides

Backcountry

3/22/23 10:04am

Yes! The oceans will be replenished with fresh water.

BIG XII Coug

3/22/23 10:05am

CA is gonna have 5 years worth of water stored

Backcountry

3/22/23 10:06am

They need more reservoirs. And we need to get smarter about consumption. If recent history has shown anything, 5 years

mvtoro

3/22/23 11:30am

We are doing better about consumption. Vegas uses half the water per capita that it did 20 years ago. But yes, we should

Spiff

3/22/23 11:39am

Glad Vegas is taking it seriously, but the entire Colorado River system needs to get it together, including California

mvtoro

3/22/23 12:27pm

Hey what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Don’t come after mg god given right

PKCoug

3/22/23 12:52pm

Im in favor of more storage in some areas and damn removal in others. Im happy

Backcountry

3/22/23 12:56pm

95% of CA rainwater flows to the ocean. Thanks environmentalists.

Ragnar Danneskjold

3/22/23 10:07am

What’s the deal at Trinity Lake? It’s barely above last year’s total.

GilaHank

3/22/23 10:11am

Northern CA/SOUTHERN Cascades habent had the water that the Sierras did. The

Backcountry

3/22/23 10:14am

I've read that it is more dependent on snow run off than the others. It will

bulletproof

3/22/23 10:14am

I read that California is preparing to build a new reservoir at Sites. It'll be

UberDeek

3/22/23 10:13am

Link

UberDeek

3/22/23 10:14am

They oppose human progress. They oppose all lakes everywhere. They oppose

txblue

3/22/23 10:22am

Utah still has quite a ways to go.

RSL

3/22/23 10:17am

Well... Someone has to be a wet blanket

UberDeek

3/22/23 10:18am

i see what you did there

RSL

3/22/23 10:19am

RSL? More like KSL amirite?

ochobeeguy

3/22/23 10:19am

I see what you did there

RSL

3/22/23 10:19am

Everything outside of Powell will fill, right?

Backcountry

3/22/23 10:19am

I dunno. I don't see Flaming Gorge getting to 100%.

RSL

3/22/23 10:20am

Can't imagine it would go well w/ how low they all were if they filled in one year. Some things are better over time.

Soupie

3/22/23 10:24am

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Probable Sacko

3/22/23 10:25am

Maybe I am reading this wrong but they include Powell and Flaming Gorge and its 32% exclude them and 55% what if we

RoaroftheCougartails

3/22/23 10:29am

Flaming Gorge is at 66% currently.

RSL

3/22/23 10:38am

And if I remember right, FG started releasing more water this winter...

Upper Colorado River states want to pause Flaming Gorge water releases

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