{"id":26886,"date":"2016-09-29T14:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T18:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fondriest.com\/news\/?p=26886"},"modified":"2021-11-10T16:38:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T20:38:29","slug":"lake-powell-not-full-enough-withstand-heavy-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fondriest.com\/news\/lake-powell-not-full-enough-withstand-heavy-drought.htm","title":{"rendered":"Lake Powell Not Full Enough To Withstand Heavy Drought"},"content":{"rendered":"

Researchers have been guessing the impacts of <\/span>Lake Powell water shortages<\/span> for some time. But a study funded by the Colorado River District has tried to predict the <\/span>likelihood that the lake\u2019s waters will fall too far<\/span>. From there, the study sought to lay out what some of the more extreme impacts a near-waterless Lake Powell could bring. <\/span><\/p>\n

Results of the <\/span>modeling study<\/span> estimate that <\/span>the lake could almost dry up<\/span> in as few as six years if the region gets a similar drought to the one it experienced from 2000 to 2005. There is some possibility, <\/span>say officials at the water district<\/span>, that the recent El Ni\u00f1o may contribute to drier conditions in the next two years. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c… If the current conditions transition into a drought over the next several years, as happened after the 1998 El Ni\u00f1o event, we could be in serious trouble because unlike in 1998 to \u201899 when system reservoirs were plumb full, today they\u2019re only about half full,\u201d said Eric Kuhn, the district\u2019s manager, in a statement. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the 2000 to 2005 drought period, Lake Powell lost 13 million acre-feet of water, which caused its levels to go down around 100 feet. But compared to today\u2019s supply, the lake of 10 years ago was much more flush — Powell had <\/span>less than 13 million acre-feet of water<\/span> as of late September 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kuhn <\/span>told the Arizona Daily Star<\/span> that some of the most extreme impacts of Lake Powell water drops could come if its levels reached 3,490 feet. At that point, there wouldn\u2019t be enough water in the lake to flow through Glen Canyon Dam\u2019s turbines to generate power. That development would follow a response by states in the Upper Colorado River basin, triggered at 3,525 feet, to deliver water from other reservoirs to buoy Powell\u2019s levels. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the goals of the district\u2019s study was to uncover findings that can be used to mitigate impacts of a possible water shortage in Lake Powell. Its results help to underscore that if such drought and extreme level drops do take place, it\u2019s likely that planned responses will do little to stop water loss.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor the basin as a whole, we need to be prepared to survive another 2000 to 2004 period,\u201d Kuhn continued. \u201cThe difference is that in 1999 reservoirs were full to the brim. Now they\u2019re at levels of 40 to 50 percent of capacity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured Image: Lake Powell as seen from a plane, May 2007. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons User PRA via Creative Commons 2.5)<\/em><\/p>\n

Do you think another extreme drought is on its way for the West? Why or why not? Please consider leaving a comment to share your thoughts!\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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