How much do we expect the lake to rise this spring/summer

[flowerbug]

They are using the bypass to intentionally create a high flow for a "larval trigger study".

Here's some info about when they did a similar thing back in 2022:

Newsroom | Bureau of Reclamation

Bureau of Reclamation

www.usbr.gov

That's awesome! For some reason I'd not seen that article before.

 

[ndscott50]

So I guess you are saying it’s not a good year to have a high water contest. Darn.

I am going to go with 3540.17 for the 2026 high water mark.....

 

[RobertGosselin]

I am going to go with 3540.17 for the 2026 high water mark.....

Going out on a limb there. What if an upstream dam bursts? Also, is the New Year's Day reading taken at 1 sec after midnight? Could be closer to 3540.40.

 

[HMaea]

Flaming Gorge has now reached its maximum output. They have it right at the level denoting a flood stage, around 9000 cfs. Once this arrives at Lake Powell, total input should be around 15,000 cfs and the lake will start rising slowly as if it were receiving a snowmelt. The forecast shows this going on for the foreseeable future. Flaming Gorge will drop like a rock during this period.

 

[jayfromtexas]

Pray for the hugest, most beautiful snowpack next year. Otherwise the Colorado River basin is going to be in the most rudest trouble. Been watching the Flaming Gorge graph and it's started to drop pretty quickly as the power plant has reach max capacity.

 

[POk3s]

This will be really dramatic for Flaming Gorge. I imagine it will be dropping a half a foot a day. I wonder how many of the locals know this is coming?

All of us locals are aware…