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

[KonaKing]

Despite all the snow we have gotten around here, the upper Colorado River drainage has been left high and dry. Still at 83% of normal for the Colorado River drainage overall. It is interesting to break it down by drainage and some of the southern drainages like the Escalante river are like 200% of normal.

I noticed Lake Mead is already going down after about a 12 foot jump. The years of going up 12 and losing 24 can't continue forever.

I know there is a lot of politics played with lake Powell water. Since they are at the top they seem to be in a position to control what goes down the river.
On the bright side this is the best Powell has looked for 7 years.

[KonaKing]

[Domsz06]

so for the new year, is this MASSSIVE AMOUNT OF SNOW AND RAIN gonna help your lake levels any?

[SPBFAN]

I know my lake level went up in fact it went over the shore line it is over full.

[talltigeguy]

I drove here on my way to work today...

gonna have to find another way home:

[talltigeguy]

And there were horses feeding down in here yesterday...

The snowpack above lake powell is listed as 138% of average. It will mean a lot more if it says that on April 15th (the day the snowpack reaches its max).

[SPBFAN]

I drove here on my way to work today...

gonna have to find another way home:

Hey that looks like my front yard have your neighbor pick you up on the wave runner's.

[Domsz06]

all this raining and what not is just insane!!

I hope it stays that way for all the lake systems and hope some of all this snow and rain ends up in the lakes for you guys!!!

[KonaKing]

I drove here on my way to work today...

gonna have to find another way home:

or a bigger truck

[talltigeguy]

And there were horses feeding down in here yesterday...

And here is what that field looks like today...big improvement.

[talltigeguy]

I can't believe that it has been 5 years since this thread has been updated...It was supposed to be annual when it started.

Today snowpack is at 104% of normal. Lake Powell has gone down about 5 feet in the last month, looks like they are drawing it down. Mead is up about 4 feet. I am not sure where the website is that tells what the NPS is thinking, I sure hope that they will keep enough water in Powell to keep the cut open.

http://lakepowell.water-data.com/

[chpthril]

For those of us that dont have those kind of stats in our part of the country, is that 4% above normal or 104% above normal?

[talltigeguy]

For those of us that dont have those kind of stats in our part of the country, is that 4% above normal or 104% above normal?

That would be 4% above normal.

[chpthril]

So only a little global warming then . At least its not net loss.

[Timmy!]

Colorado is getting dumped on this season but the winter is early. If it keeps the current pace, that should be some great news for Lake Powell.