01-03-2014, 08:13 PM
I found an interesting article today discussing a plan to flood the lower Colorado River to help restore wetlands in Mexico.
What is interesting, is that the water in this planned flood will come from Lake Mead.
34 Billion Gallons of it.
The article says it is planned for this spring, but there is an attached editors note that says,
"This story has been updated to correct the possible timing of the flood — it is not definitely schedule for this spring."
Either way, I bet we see a pretty drastic drop in Lake Mead Elevation this year. I'm not sure what a loss of 34 Billion Gallons of water will do to the elevation, but I'm sure we will notice it.
Here's the link-
[url "http://news.yahoo.com/man-made-flood-could-help-revive-colorado-river-172400337.html"][size 3]Man-Made Flood Could Help Revive Colorado River Wetlands[/size][/url]
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What is interesting, is that the water in this planned flood will come from Lake Mead.
34 Billion Gallons of it.
The article says it is planned for this spring, but there is an attached editors note that says,
"This story has been updated to correct the possible timing of the flood — it is not definitely schedule for this spring."
Either way, I bet we see a pretty drastic drop in Lake Mead Elevation this year. I'm not sure what a loss of 34 Billion Gallons of water will do to the elevation, but I'm sure we will notice it.
Here's the link-
[url "http://news.yahoo.com/man-made-flood-could-help-revive-colorado-river-172400337.html"][size 3]Man-Made Flood Could Help Revive Colorado River Wetlands[/size][/url]
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