They have been releasing water to keep other reservoirs at a higher level. The Colorado river has many reservoirs. There is enough water in the reservoirs for 2 years without any rain. A couple of wet years and the reservoirs can be filled again.
Not entirely sure but there has been a lot of wind in the area from what I've seen watching videos on the water level. Could be a factor of wind erosion, water erosion, drought, etc.
Bodies have been found near the last open boat launch on Lake Mead in metal barrels. These guys have been doing good documentation on it that have been fishing on Lake Mead for 7 years.
Some more info I found about Hoover Damn and the water level I thought I should include.
The minimum elevation to generate power at Hoover Dam is reported by BOR (Bureau of Reclamation) to be 1,050 feet. As of May 20th the water level dropped to 1049.95 feet.
This is because there isn't enough "head" (water fall) to spin the generators. The Desert southwest is really suffering, and has been for several years. A good volcano spewing ash into the atmosphere would help increase winter snowfall and raise the water level all around. (BTW, the biggest hydro generators in the country are on the Columbia River which has had abnormally heavy rain this year.
I would really suggest watching this vid, that gives even a bigger picture of what is cooking way upstream, at lake Powell, Blue Mesa and Navajo. Very interesting, the entire water system out there is struggling. Has loads of data, graphs, facts and so forth. It helped my understanding of the bigger picture at work here. (maybe you all understand & I'm just behind!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTzNgKm8F68
The damming and diverting of the Colorado, the nation’s seventh-longest river, may be seen by some as a triumph of engineering and by others as a crime against nature, but there are ominous new twists. The river has been running especially low for the past decade, as drought has gripped the Southwest. It still tumbles through the Grand Canyon, much to the delight of rafters and other visitors. And boaters still roar across Nevada and Arizona’s Lake Mead, 110 miles long and formed by the Hoover Dam. But at the lake’s edge they can see lines in the rock walls, distinct as bathtub rings, showing the water level far lower than it once was—some 130 feet lower, as it happens, since 2000. Water resource officials say some of the reservoirs fed by the river will never be full again.
Thank you. Very interesting. Not sure what I think about all of this yet. The timing of it seemingly starting to reach it's problematic phase is interesting IMHO. Especially when spanning a timeline of this length.
Also just found this comment on another video I found.
Recently the "ownership" of the hydro part of the dam was handed over from the feds to a private group of rich people. Before, power generation was secondary. Now they are all about max profits, let er rip, most flow possible thru the generators. This same group got several surrounding coal fired power plants and a nuclear plant taken offline so they could maximize profits from the dam. Since the transfer the water losses have increased regardless of water level.
Seen that one already. I died at this one because no other people would answer the question except refer to a phone number.
She was the only damn employee accessible that I thought might have an answer (about water level getting too low and dam not being able to process water permanently).
I wonder if this "water crisis" level-lowering is for access to the dam for access or even for destruction of it without massive flooding occuring
it is my thought that the water is being stolen and drained off into underground revisors for DUMBS or other
Interesting theory
Or to flood them out.
Is it just not raining anymore there? Drought? What has happened to Lake Meade?
They have been releasing water to keep other reservoirs at a higher level. The Colorado river has many reservoirs. There is enough water in the reservoirs for 2 years without any rain. A couple of wet years and the reservoirs can be filled again.
a cooling atmosphere holds less water than a warm one.
Not entirely sure but there has been a lot of wind in the area from what I've seen watching videos on the water level. Could be a factor of wind erosion, water erosion, drought, etc.
Probably trying to find the rest of the bodies that are there so they can continue covering it up
Bodies have been found near the last open boat launch on Lake Mead in metal barrels. These guys have been doing good documentation on it that have been fishing on Lake Mead for 7 years.
Video mentioned in title at timestamp.
Some more info I found about Hoover Damn and the water level I thought I should include.
The minimum elevation to generate power at Hoover Dam is reported by BOR (Bureau of Reclamation) to be 1,050 feet. As of May 20th the water level dropped to 1049.95 feet.
This is because there isn't enough "head" (water fall) to spin the generators. The Desert southwest is really suffering, and has been for several years. A good volcano spewing ash into the atmosphere would help increase winter snowfall and raise the water level all around. (BTW, the biggest hydro generators in the country are on the Columbia River which has had abnormally heavy rain this year.
I would really suggest watching this vid, that gives even a bigger picture of what is cooking way upstream, at lake Powell, Blue Mesa and Navajo. Very interesting, the entire water system out there is struggling. Has loads of data, graphs, facts and so forth. It helped my understanding of the bigger picture at work here. (maybe you all understand & I'm just behind!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTzNgKm8F68
The damming and diverting of the Colorado, the nation’s seventh-longest river, may be seen by some as a triumph of engineering and by others as a crime against nature, but there are ominous new twists. The river has been running especially low for the past decade, as drought has gripped the Southwest. It still tumbles through the Grand Canyon, much to the delight of rafters and other visitors. And boaters still roar across Nevada and Arizona’s Lake Mead, 110 miles long and formed by the Hoover Dam. But at the lake’s edge they can see lines in the rock walls, distinct as bathtub rings, showing the water level far lower than it once was—some 130 feet lower, as it happens, since 2000. Water resource officials say some of the reservoirs fed by the river will never be full again.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-colorado-river-runs-dry-61427169/
October 2010
Thank you. Very interesting. Not sure what I think about all of this yet. The timing of it seemingly starting to reach it's problematic phase is interesting IMHO. Especially when spanning a timeline of this length.
No problem. Absolutely agreed
Also just found this comment on another video I found.
inb4 some retard says “watch the water” on literally every water post over the past two years
Heres a video 5 days ago of hoover dam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY9ATQtFQQ4
Seen that one already. I died at this one because no other people would answer the question except refer to a phone number.
Timestamp https://youtu.be/nY9ATQtFQQ4?t=447