Lake Powell Has Peaked

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Tony Heller

Due to the very large amount of water being released from the dam, Lake Powell has crested at 3661 feet – 80 feet higher than the picture on the cover of Gavin’s book.

http://lakepowell.water-data.com/

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16 Responses to Lake Powell Has Peaked

  1. PearlandAggie says:
    August 3, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    So, tell me again why they are releasing so much water instead of storing it for future use? Just asking since I’m not familiar with that area…

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  2. Andy WeissDC says:
    August 3, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    A living tribute to how difficult it is for anyone to foretell the future. But are the alarmists humbled? I imagine Gavin Schmidt must feel pretty ridiculous on a personal level. But the show must go on.

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    • Dave N says:
      August 3, 2011 at 3:21 pm

      Alarmists just ignore such things and either move on to other icons or go back to moronic projections that won’t ever be verifiable in their lifetime.

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    • Grumpy Grampy ;) says:
      August 3, 2011 at 3:25 pm

      This just provide more proof of what the GAV has been claiming all along. Nothing can disprove the AGW assumption. This is within the bounds of the combined results of the current output of the AOGCMs. 8) Flooding and drought can happen in the same region at the same time along with more snow and less snow during the same period. Higher stream flows or lower stream flows are expected at the same time in the same rivers.

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    • Stark Dickflüssig says:
      August 3, 2011 at 3:36 pm

      It’s obvious that Gavin merely meant that climate change was going to make Lake Powell fill with water when the water levels rose. You see, circular reasoning & non-falsifiable hypotheses aren’t just good, they’re a requirement for the new normals of climate science.

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    • nofreewind says:
      August 3, 2011 at 9:08 pm

      these people never feel ridiculous.

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  3. Fred says:
    August 3, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    Someone should teach Gavin how to photoshop . . .

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  4. GregO says:
    August 3, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    With all the incessant media coverage of the drought in the southwest, it is easy to forget that in 1983 Lake Powell almost flooded:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/34117538@N08/3322898641/

    The dam is doing it’s job; managing flood waters in the wet years and storing water for the dry years. So I imagine what the dam management is doing is leaving some head-room in Lake Powell as well as filling Lake Mead downstream.

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  5. gator69 says:
    August 3, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    Can we get a petition together to rename Lake Powell in Gavin’s honor? Schmidt Hole? Or if not the lake, maybe a tributary. Schmidt Creek?

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  6. MostlyHarmless says:
    August 3, 2011 at 6:36 pm

    I note that work has started on a third outfall tunnel for Lake Mead. It’s at a lower level than the existing two, as it’s been assumed that the lake level could fall below them in the future, and presumably insufficient water in lake Powell to release to keep the level high enough.. Will it ever be used, I wonder?

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  7. mikearoundtown says:
    August 3, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    if we have the winter that it looks like we might have, next year we could see levels not reached in a LONG time right? i mean, one or two more winters like we have been having, we could see Lake Powell at 100% right?

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  8. Atomic Hairdryer says:
    August 3, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    Never mind photoshop. It would be great if someone local could get to the same spot and get an image of how it is today. Well, perhaps not exactly the same spot unless you’re an underwater photographer. It would make for a great blink comparator demonstrating the robust, skillful predictive powers of one of the world’s greatest polymaths.

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