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hatrack

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21. Add to that the 10% of its design capacity it's permanently lost to silt . . .

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 07:29 AM

Aug 2021

Powell had 27 million acre-feet at construction; it has 24.3 million acre-feet now.

Mead had 32 million care-feet capacity at construction; it has 25.9 million acre-feet now.

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Lake Mead -the nation's largest water reservoir - is only at 40% capacity [View all] JoanofArgh Aug 2021 OP

Fortunately our country is at the forefront of fighting this crisis by Carlitos Brigante Aug 2021 #1

On state and municipal scales, all who depend on this particular Hortensis Aug 2021 #22

That is all well and good. But these systems don't function in a Carlitos Brigante Aug 2021 #23

:) As we hurt more, we object more? Hortensis Aug 2021 #42

Thanks, Hortensis Hekate Aug 2021 #33

+1 dalton99a Aug 2021 #24

Lake Mead VGNonly Aug 2021 #2

It's not even that - it's 34.84% as of yesterday . . . hatrack Aug 2021 #3

Lake Powell has lost VGNonly Aug 2021 #18

Add to that the 10% of its design capacity it's permanently lost to silt . . . hatrack Aug 2021 #21

Time to STOP growing Almonds and Rice in the desert. WarGamer Aug 2021 #4

And showering in NV, AZ & CA. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #5

If you look at the data on Almonds and Rice... WarGamer Aug 2021 #6

I've been boycotting almonds and... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2021 #8

95% of Californias rice VGNonly Aug 2021 #19

Shouldn't "water abundant" areas of California share water for HUMANS in SoCal? WarGamer Aug 2021 #26

Then pull all meat/dairy VGNonly Aug 2021 #30

Like I said... WarGamer Aug 2021 #37

I think more humans need to leave California Hekate Aug 2021 #34

Fine with me. WarGamer Aug 2021 #35

Ya gotta eat something to survive. What do you thing we should grow to eat? Algae? Yummm. Hekate Aug 2021 #36

No, just grow crops where the conditions permit. WarGamer Aug 2021 #39

Doing that requires a strict reduction in human population, I think. But I'm sure you can Hekate Aug 2021 #40

Actually reducing Californias water allocation to agriculture... WarGamer Aug 2021 #41

No its not. former9thward Aug 2021 #13

Agriculture contributes $23 billion and 130,000 jobs to AZ NickB79 Aug 2021 #27

AZ only gets 18% of the Hoover dam output. former9thward Aug 2021 #28

But wait! There's more! wackadoo wabbit Aug 2021 #7

Hoover Dam serves 1.3 million people according to the federal government. former9thward Aug 2021 #29

That's actually not what your link says; and, anyway, this is ultimately just different ways wackadoo wabbit Aug 2021 #31

We have so much water in Ohio that my kids couldn't swim in Erie as the water is too high. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #9

Every 8 inches of extra water level in the Great Lakes... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2021 #10

I know. People here feel that our water would be drained without the compact. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #14

Wait a few decades, with Climate Change the upper Midwest will gain a new growing season. WarGamer Aug 2021 #38

Same in NC. Aug- Sept is usually dry here but we've been getting lots of rain. JoanofArgh Aug 2021 #11

I hear the tropical storm is coming your way...more rain in Ohio today too. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #15

You too! JoanofArgh Aug 2021 #17

There is a good article in this week's New Yorker about Lake Powell Buckeyeblue Aug 2021 #12

Last time Lake Mead was at full capacity Bill Clinton was president (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Aug 2021 #16

Maybe we shouldn't populate cities in the desert. Probably shouldn't farm there either. marie999 Aug 2021 #20

Many fruits and vegetables sold in the U.S.A. come from land irrigated by the Colorado River... hunter Aug 2021 #25

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2021 #32