KSL: Will winter snowpack be enough to replenish Lake Powell?

[BartsPlace]

Will winter snowpack be enough to replenish Lake Powell?

Utah experienced a huge year for precipitation in the 2018-2019 winter, but everyone is wondering if it will be enough to compensate for past years of drought and help refill the state’s reservoirs.

www.ksl.com

 

[Ryan]

I hope they are wrong. I'm sure those in the article are smarter than I am, but I really think it should crest above 3600' this year.

 

[Dorado]

Interesting how when people looked back at the last 20 years, it is pretty clear Powell has not recovered from actual drought (2000-2005) because of the releases to Mead. There have been some really high water years since then, but their effects are short lived. The math is pretty clear, Mead has been receiving more than is actually called for in the compact (7.5 million acre feet). It would take a bunch of super wet years in a row. Until the lower states are forced to stop using more water than allowed in the compact (which everyone agrees is optimistic anyways) Powell will have hard time.....

 

[Pegasus]

Funny, in Papa Jack's High Water Contest, as of 3/31 with on a day to go to guess, only 2 guesses out of 123 are lower than what the 'experts' in the article believe the lake's high water level will reach this year! Most are MUCH higher guesses!! I like our optimism!!

 

[lake junky]

I went on the Arizona water ways web site and there graph showed recovery will end up being 3655ish. but that is there prediction.

 

[Tiff Mapel]

We need another 1983!!!!

BRING IT!!!!

Tiff

 

[birdsnest]

Funny, in Papa Jack's High Water Contest, as of 3/31 with on a day to go to guess, only 2 guesses out of 123 are lower than what the 'experts' in the article believe the lake's high water level will reach this year! Most are MUCH higher guesses!! I like our optimism!!

We'll see who the real experts are soon.

 

[birdsnest]

Looks like the Green is starting to ramp up. They'll be dumping water at Flaming Gorge with only 13 feet from full pond.

 

[linnell]

Here's a shot from Crawford Co, Joe Cocker lived near that big rock formation

 

[Squirrel]

Wasn’t that the “Mad Dog Ranch” Sq

 

[Ryan]

Here's a shot from Crawford Co, Joe Cocker lived near that big rock formationView attachment 4481

Looks like spring. Very green.

 

[linnell]

Wasn’t that the “Mad Dog Ranch” Sq

Yup, his wife raised Watusi cattle there.

 

[Mildog]

The study they reference was done some time in March, the article was published at the end of march. Depending on when in March the study was done, we have had possibly a month of additional moisture and more still coming. I am betting they are low!! Bring it on

 

[waterlogged]

Run off is going strong here in Wyoming. I heard the jet tubes are releasing water now at the dam. We recieved an inch of rain last night to already saturated ground. Hoping that this lasts for awhile

 

[Dave Dobbs]

I hope they are wrong. I'm sure those in the article are smarter than I am, but I really think it should crest above 3600' this year.

I think they were talking Dec 31 2019. That's 12 feet above last year, at least I hope that is what they mean.DD

 

[Steve Moore]

Runoff is far from peaked here in CO. Vail got several inches of snow last night with more on the way.

 

[Trix]

Just watching on Weather Channel, 1 to 2 feet on the western slopes through Wednesday. Great news!

 

[Steve Moore]

Now we’re getting good rains, even up high. That will help bring the water down

 

[fastarget]

Big rains, look for the video online of waterfalls every few yards on red mountain path(coming down on the road itself), rapid melt on medium elevations, more snow at high.

 

[BarzArz]

My wife was at Fairview, Utah for her dad's Birthday yesterday. They had snow on the roadside in most of the upper country. She took this coming over skyline drive area at the top of Huntington Canyon yesterday, Sunday.
Been a while since we have seen it like this ...