- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
It's going to be interesting to see what the runoff does for the GSL, Powell, etc.
Record Snow pack, floods next?
- Thread starter Greg
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It's going to be interesting to see what the runoff does for the GSL, Powell, etc.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I’d guess very little for Powell. It’s a massively deep reservoir, while the GSL is crazy shallow.
Is that current? This article says they're releasing water from Little Dell and Mountain Dell in anticipation of runoff concerns.
Salt Lake releases water from Parleys Canyon reservoirs over possible flood risks
Salt Lake city and county officials began a controlled release of water from two reservoirs in Parleys Canyon on Tuesday, citing flood risks from "significant" snowpack levels in the area.
ksltv.com
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
The San Juan mountains in Southern CO are at 177% of normal snow pack and they drain into Powell, I think the runoff will make a pretty good dent in Powells level. I don't know that it'll 'save' the lake but it should make a difference.
lhracing
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Layton, UT
At what point do they start to tune up the Hogup pumps?
- Location
- Never Far From Nowhere
If you read the whole articles it says: "Mountain Dell Reservoir is currently empty as it undergoes repairs, though the water from the other reservoir runs through a bypass set up in the canyon."Is that current? This article says they're releasing water from Little Dell and Mountain Dell in anticipation of runoff concerns.
Salt Lake releases water from Parleys Canyon reservoirs over possible flood risks
Salt Lake city and county officials began a controlled release of water from two reservoirs in Parleys Canyon on Tuesday, citing flood risks from "significant" snowpack levels in the area.
- Location
- Never Far From Nowhere
It would take the Army Corps of Engineers at least six months to re-dredge the canal's leading to and from the pumps and about a year for the State to refurbish the pumps and get them running again. That said, we are many years away from the flood levels of the lake in the early and mid 80's. But I'd love for us to get there again!
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
Hopefully about 3 years before they are needed
ExpeditionUtah members were able to do a tour of the pumps a few years back. It’s a pretty monument task to bring them back on line including new fuel supply lines, dredging the outlet canal and full a full repower as I recall. I don’t remember the exact timeline but I recall they were going to need a few years to make it happen but did have a plan in place.
- Location
- East Stabbington
That's the article I got my info from ... And I've driven by recently and can confirm it's as empty as my dark heart.Is that current? This article says they're releasing water from Little Dell and Mountain Dell in anticipation of runoff concerns.
Salt Lake releases water from Parleys Canyon reservoirs over possible flood risks
Salt Lake city and county officials began a controlled release of water from two reservoirs in Parleys Canyon on Tuesday, citing flood risks from "significant" snowpack levels in the area.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
Looking at the data, Powell lost about 20’ of elevation since it’s high point in July of 22 to mid-March, when it started climbing again. It’s 178’ below full pool right now. I doubt we will see it rise more than 60’ this year.
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
That’s a depressing website to peruse. 2018 was a high mark for the last decade at Powell, and 92’ above todays levels on todays date. The lake is currently 29’ below safe use of Wahweap Marina, the lowest accessible marina on the lake. Hite is 123’ below useful levels.Looking at the data, Powell lost about 20’ of elevation since it’s high point in July of 22 to mid-March, when it started climbing again. It’s 178’ below full pool right now. I doubt we will see it rise more than 60’ this year.
glockman
I hate Jeep trucks
- Location
- Pleasant Grove
It has been raining like mad in SoCal. Hopefully they flood and ask to stop the flow from Lake Powell. That should help significantly.
- Location
- Never Far From Nowhere
My mother-in-law is the Contracts Officer for Glen Canyon and Flaming Gorge Dams. She was telling me that they are expecting Powell to reach about 40% capacity this year. Which sounds horrible, but considering it's at around 22% currently; thats a decent increase. We just need another five years of this sort of winter!
Don’t you put that evil on me.
- Location
- Never Far From Nowhere
Good photo gallery of the '83 floods here:
kutv.com
I've got an awesome book that the Trib put out in '84 of their coverage of the floods. I'll have to dig that out. I also have a picture of me, my mom and sister standing at the corner of 1300 S and 300 W next to the "river" heading west to the Jordan River. I was only nine months old, but I remember it like it was yesterday!
Photo Gallery: Remembering the floods of 1983
East High School student Michael C. Giddings navigates the upper headwaters of State St. during flooding in 1983. (Photo: Salt Lake Tribune archives)
kutv.com
I've got an awesome book that the Trib put out in '84 of their coverage of the floods. I'll have to dig that out. I also have a picture of me, my mom and sister standing at the corner of 1300 S and 300 W next to the "river" heading west to the Jordan River. I was only nine months old, but I remember it like it was yesterday!
- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I remember walking over these temp bridges to get to Utah Idaho School Supply where my Mom worked back then.Good photo gallery of the '83 floods here:
Photo Gallery: Remembering the floods of 1983
East High School student Michael C. Giddings navigates the upper headwaters of State St. during flooding in 1983. (Photo: Salt Lake Tribune archives)
I've got an awesome book that the Trib put out in '84 of their coverage of the floods. I'll have to dig that out. I also have a picture of me, my mom and sister standing at the corner of 1300 S and 300 W next to the "river" heading west to the Jordan River. I was only nine months old, but I remember it like it was yesterday!
Vonski
nothing to see here...
- Location
- Payson, Utah
I filled so many of those damn bags as a kid. 😂
Pile of parts
Well-Known Member
- Location
- South Jordan
Cool pictures! I grabbed this one from that photo gallery because this is what I always think of. My mom took me and my brothers and sister downtown to see Return of the Jedi and the river for my Birthday on May 30 - which was also Memorial Day.
- Location
- Never Far From Nowhere
