Lake Mead UPDATE Boat Fires & Boat Wrecks EMERGE! Hoover Dam Water Level Report

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Ай бұрын

Welcome back River Watchers! In this report, the heat of summer takes hold, Vegas breaks new records, the Colorado River is being lost to evaporation, and the Basin States continue working towards post-2026 operational agreements. As always, we'll take a look at our current water levels today at Lake Mead/Hoover Dam and Lake Powell/Glen Canyon Dam.
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@dansplett8303 Ай бұрын

Thanks for updates

@sammyhead Ай бұрын

Good brief. You are the place I go for Lake Mead news. Enjoy your summer.

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Glad to hear that, thanks @sammyhead 👍 You as well and stay hydrated out there!

@lissyflur1907 Ай бұрын

Nice Update and Presentation.

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Many thanks Lissy 👍 Appreciate you joining us for another update!

@philipcraig6152 Ай бұрын

Yes, definitely, I’d love to see the contrast of water levels, from 2023 to 2024 💦🌊

@DanandPatKerr Ай бұрын

ONCE AGAIN, THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE VIDEOS, THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION. DAN KERR BRUCE MINES, ONTARIO, CANADA

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Outstanding, glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment👍 Hope all is going well up there this time of year!

@DanandPatKerr Ай бұрын

@@mojo.adventures YEP SUMMER ARRIVED AND SO DID THE RAIN........IF IT DOESN'T LET UP I'M GOING TO TANK IT AND SEND IT YOUR WAY SO WE CAN GET THE HAY OFF THE FIELD........CHEERS

@francescoscarinci7109 Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@777Outrigger Ай бұрын

The Nevada record is 125°F recorded on June 29, 1994 at Laughlin.

@wildatheart3182 Ай бұрын

I thought that was a regular summertime temperature for Laughlin 😂

@777Outrigger Ай бұрын

@@wildatheart3182 😂

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Wow 125... I believe it though. It felt like that last week. We love the Laughlin area but not this time of year 😂

@Mej_Javiky Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info.

@dawnr9158 Ай бұрын

Hi guys, I'd love to see a before and after for this year. 🙂

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Hey there Dawn, outstanding! 🤠 Once the water level drops a bit more (and the temperature 🥵) I think it will be time go check on them! Thanks for watching another update 👍

@PaulSmith-uu9cf 17 күн бұрын

Sounds like they need to go to Antarctica and get some ice

@ericfielding2540 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the update. That boat fire looked bad, but it sounds like nobody was hurt so at least there is that news.

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

True! I should have mentioned that actually. I forgot some folks live on their boats and that fire spread QUICK

@InturnetHaetMachine Ай бұрын

Is that required 9 million acre feet release by Lake Mead still valid? Last year, I think they were well below 8 million, thought that was because of all the water in California reservoir meant they didn't need it. But even this year, they'll need to do 18000 cfs average to get to 9 million acre feet release and they've been nowhere near that.

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

That figure apparently went down to 7.5 million acre feet this year from the voluntary cuts. This was pointed out to us by @dobrinich channel (another good water update KZfaqr!) I started doing the outflow calculations now based on the 7.5 maf. That's what the 71% outflow is based off of in this video. I'll tell you kayaking below the dam would be NO FUN at 18000 cfs but would make for a heck of a tube float 😂

@InturnetHaetMachine 27 күн бұрын

@@mojo.adventures Ah, makes sense. Yea, it just might turn into a white water rafting trip at 18000 cfs :D. Thanks for these cool videos, enjoy your summer.

@Zzyzx-- Ай бұрын

One of the most useful online Western water updates! When was the last time the river hit the high water line?

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Outstanding! Thanks for that feedback 👍 The last time Lake Mead was full was July 1983 at 1,225 ft and came close again around October 1998 at 1,215 ft. Definitely a lot of water missing at 1,064 feet especially considering the V shape of the canyon!

@Zzyzx-- Ай бұрын

@@mojo.adventures It'll probably never be at that level again in our lifetimes - shows how badly they overestimated annual rainfall and water levels back in the early 20th century

@DMAN-o2e 2 күн бұрын

@@Zzyzx-- And the fact that the bad data from 1921 was allocated(16maf), and here in this century, with Ag receiving over 80% of that water, and having demand for it with the world demand for agriculture, it's always going to be a struggle maintaining the reservoir(s). As the video stated, glad to see the farmers are being paid to cut usage down to the rivers actual average flow rate(14maf), but what happens in lean years when we see meteorological drought. Also, the cuts aren't permanent. There's so much to be done to permanently fix the issue created by the original compact.

@Zzyzx-- Күн бұрын

@@DMAN-o2e I've heard there's enough water for the Western population's needs, the problem is the demands of Ag. Make you wonder about the wisdom of producing 33+% of the nation's vegetables and near 75% of the fruits and nuts in California, while black earth states in the Midwest and South factory-farm row crops like corn and soybeans, a lot of which is exported. We'll have to face this problem sooner rather than later, there won't be enough water for intensive Ag in desert states without major changes to irrigation and water transportation practices. The Southern Nevada Water Authority estimates roughly 1.5 million acre-feet of water is lost to evaporation, transportation and inefficiencies each year in Arizona, Nevada and California. That’s 50% more than Utah uses in a whole year.

@DMAN-o2e Күн бұрын

@@Zzyzx-- I think the wisdom of growing in the west is fine. The real question of wisdom is the fact that so much of it is shipped internationally. 40% of the Ag produced by the Colorado is sent outside the US. We also allowed country's like China & Saudi Arabia to buy land & water rights, which was completely idiotic, though AZ has stripped Saudi of those rights(water) recently. Odd though how they've done nothing about China. Goes to show how powerful the relationship China has with business & political leaders in this country, routinely against the best interest of the average American. As far a growing in the desert, what most Americans don't understand are these facts. The growing districts of the Colorado have a 24/7 365 growing climate. It's the only place in N. America that "soft" Ag can be produced year round. In fact, over 90% of N. America's fruits & veggies produced from Oct-Apr are produced within the Colorado. We should be saying "Hooray" for that. Also, Calif's central valley also is unique in the fact that only certain types of "soft" Ag can be produced there. Garlic, Artichokes, Olives, Almonds, Figs, Celery, Walnuts are just some examples of soft Ag that can only be grown in the central valley and nowhere else in N. America. So we are very lucky to have these growing regions within our border. Lastly, people talk about desal and how Calif should be desalinating water. Stupid idea. We know that over 80% of the Colorado is used in Ag irrigation, and that number is over 70% in the rest of Calif, primarily the central valley. Desal costs 15x that of natural water. So does it make any sense to spend billions on desal while technically "exporting" so much natural water outside of Calif? Of course not! Yeah, that's the ticket, let's export our cheap natural water outside the US(even to the rest of America), and replace that water at 15X the costs. Are people thinking clearly about this? Thanx for the convo.

@scott729 Ай бұрын

Thank you, I enjoy your updates. Well thought out and presented.

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Appreciate you watching and the feedback 👍

@Folkboat11 Ай бұрын

How far back do your temperature records go?

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Not very long in the grand scheme of things, If I recall correctly weather recording at the airport in Las Vegas goes back to about 1937.

@DMAN-o2e 2 күн бұрын

@@mojo.adventures Las Vegas "official" records start in 1959. Also, the climatology project back in roughly 2010, deleted most international records. Those previous records were changed from "official" to "noted". So the record we've all heard about in death Valley of 134 degrees in 1913 in no longer an official record, nor are the records in Libya of 136 degrees and the Santa Barbara record of 133 degrees. They are no longer official, but noted. When the climatologists finished the project, it was decided that the "new" record high air temp ever record, was in Death Valley on July 10th 1998 at 129 degrees. That record was broken at 130 degrees a few years later, but without looking it up, I don't recall exactly when. The reason I know about this is because I was in Death Valley on July 10, 1998. I was the rep for Sysco Foodservice and Furnace Creek resort was one of my clients. There was great excitement that day that the all time record of 134 degrees would be broken. We were all bummed that it only hit 129 degrees(lol). Then I read about the climatology project some years ago, and how the point of the project was to try and verify the historical records, and if those records couldn't be verified, they would become "noted". In the end, the 129 degrees on July 10th was considered verifiable, and became the "official" new record. Thanx for listening.

@speedquestwindsurfing Ай бұрын

Some water incoming from the east today. Big storm from the gulf.

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Interesting as I saw there was a "heat dome" going on over there too. Supposedly that same system is going to bring some rain chances out here so it must be a strong one.

@Grow.YT.Views.537 Ай бұрын

This video is the cure for boredom. Thank you!

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Outstanding! Appreciate you watching and commenting 👍

@tzadik36 Ай бұрын

Thanks for video. The real test is in times of water scarcity - or the absence of abundance. Federal compensatory funds may offer "liquidity " but that is not quite the same as water.

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Thanks for checking out another update! Well said, the payouts just move the goalposts out to 2026 but don't solve much unless they become permanent. Unfortunately by the time all these temporary deals are made it will be nearly 2026 already!

@DMAN-o2e 2 күн бұрын

@@mojo.adventures I think the only long term solution is for the Federal Govt to buy water rights from the 1st rights holders, which obviously are agricultural interests. That would be a huge payday for the growers, and stick it to the American taxpayer, as we all know the growers are going to ask exponentially more than the current market value set by these agreements.

@Itdontmatter69 Ай бұрын

Keep watering them lawns and filling those big pools. Be dried up sooner than you expect

@DMAN-o2e 2 күн бұрын

Worrying about watering lawns & pools is like your doctor worrying about your paper cut while having a gun shot wound to the chest. Pools & lawns barely measure in the scheme of things. They account for a fraction of 1% of water usage. You obviously didn't know that before commenting.

@evanw.3473 Ай бұрын

an east coaster, jst wondering about the state of lake mead here. great video. thanks!👍

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Of course! Thanks for watching and leaving feedback👍 Spent a lot of time in VA back in the day and I sure do miss summertime up and down the east coast. Fell in love with the desert 15 years ago and never went back...

@belalugrisi1614 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the update! Were you affected by the hail? Cheers all~

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Of course! Thank you for checking out the video👍 No hail out this way like last year, it's just brutally hot and dry now

@doctorwu1303 Ай бұрын

Wellllll….it is a desert. Building a town there probably wasn’t a good idea to begin with. Seems like most of the water is going for fountains and watering lawns.

@DMAN-o2e 2 күн бұрын

It "seems like". Statistically, watering lawns and even pools make up a fraction of 1% of water usage, and the fountains use water from local aquifer's, not the Colorado river. So does it still "seem like"?

@singleproppilot Ай бұрын

It’s less of a climate problem and more of a mismanagement problem.

@johnstone7697 Ай бұрын

The early hot spells and the switch from El Nino to LaNina are both climate issues that negatively impact a water system that is already under a lot of stress from excessive usage. So, both play key roles.

@Asw997 Ай бұрын

Amen! The “managers” will help implement restrictions and cry about the lowering levels all while releasing the same amount of water or more than in past good years through the dam.

@kcsthebetterway Ай бұрын

@@singleproppilot mismanagement indeed. Can you say California.

@Jeff-fy1fp Ай бұрын

10% yearly evaporation, due to increased temperatures,… sorry, but that’s a climate problem.

@singleproppilot Ай бұрын

@@Jeff-fy1fp There has always been evaporation, but whether there is more than there used to be or not, they failed to take it in to account when allocating resources, so someone is always going to be shorted.

@chadsimmons6347 Ай бұрын

Let's see,,110 degree hot weather, no water, very little farm land,,,Why live there?

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Agree! It's really NOT for the majority of people, especially those who hate it and want grass lawns, backyard pools, or set their A/C at 65 all summer. But there is good farmland around the Overton Arm and the desert holds its fair share of treasures and opportunities for those who can brave it... 🤠 I won't say any more because there already are too many people here who hate it and want to change it to Dubai or East LA as fast as possible, and our city officials are 💯 on board with that

@DMAN-o2e 2 күн бұрын

@@mojo.adventures How can you agree with the poster's comment? It's quite ignorant. Just because the area is not for them, doesn't mean it's not quite suitable for others. Also, the "no water" comment is just stupid. S. Nevada has an iconic river flowing past it's back door. Unfortunately, S. Nevada just didn't get much of an allocation of that water. It's not "there's no water, it's the fact of the low allocation. Also, you do realize that watering lawns or having a pool only uses a fraction of 1% of the Colorado's flow rate. Do the math with the SNWA's own data. Lastly, as Pat Mulroy stated decades ago..."it's not up to us who wants to live here, we aren't going to decide other people's opportunities, we are here to manage the water and make the city sustainable, even with the growth". That's exactly correct. Having said that, the vision she had to manage that growth, yet stay under the paltry water allocation, was to reduce per capita usage, and part of that was to eliminate grass. But, eliminating grass doesn't "save" water, it just frees up water availability to build another home. Personally, I'm keeping my grass, to many people coming from Calif already.

@lisagilmore6311 Ай бұрын

Ahhh you make a lake in the desert humm and the lake above it is full and then you have a dam just letting water go. The lake las vagus is full another desert with rich people with huge boats humm sounds like if your not rich you will die.

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

True! The reservoir above Lake Mead is filling fast but at Lake Mead it looks like we're about to have another drought catastrophe. The information can be presented in any number of ways. That's just what I'm here to show👍 Gotta look at the whole situation. You're right about LLV also... since Basic Water went bankrupt they have to buy water from the city of Henderson to fill the vanity lake. So much for a "shortage" I guess. We have a video on that called "Behind the Drought" if you're interested: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qrSZibdmzprTiKc.html

@sammyhead Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Rockstar! Thank you for showing so much support to the channel👍 We're lucky to have folks like you interested in the videos. Really motivates us to keep making content. Have a good 4th coming up and if you ever want to see something specific covered around the lake/dam let us know!🤠

@philipcraig6152 Ай бұрын

Yes, definitely, I’d love to see the contrast of water levels, from 2023 to 2024 💦🌊

@mojo.adventures Ай бұрын

Outstanding! 👍 We're going to wait out this water drop see how low it goes then it will be time to check on the "old haunts". Thanks for watching and commenting!