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!🤠
@@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
You got it, thank you for the suggestions! Just starting work on another lake update today. Which pics are you interested in- "some say pic,s"? I would definitely like to do some more geology/rockhound type video of the area also in the future. Appreciate you watching and commenting👍
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.
@@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.
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.
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 RUclipsr!) 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 😂
@@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.
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!
@@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
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
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!
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.
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.
@@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.
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 👍
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.
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.
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!
@@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.
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...
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.
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"?
There are like 350 million Americans among 8 billion people on the planet. If you want these video's to be more informative and understandable for the majority of the people on the whole planet, please stop using the imperial system and go metric. As a European I find the Fahrenheit scale confusing, too many numbers ranging from -5 up to 111? It's hard to grasp on this scale what is considered a nice warm spring day, is it 40F, 50F or 70F? The Celsius scale is more compact. 0 degrees is freezing point, 10 degrees is chilly, 20 degrees is warm, 30 degrees is tropical and 40 degrees is 'get the h3ll out of there'. No need for more numbers. Metric guys, please. For Temperature, Distance and Weight. Make America Simpler For the World Again.
Thank you for the suggestion! 👍 I started adding the equivalents in some of the newer content and will definitely keep that in mind for the future. I like the reference scale you included for celsius also that was helpful. We deal with a lot of "get the h3ll out of there"😂 Personally I have nothing against metric, other than I can never find my 10mm sockets. Now why doesn't the 1/2" ever go missing?! 🤔 I blame the metric system. Cheers~
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
@@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.
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.
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: ruclips.net/video/tNiVT5i4oXs/видео.html
Thanks for updates
Thanks!
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!🤠
Good brief. You are the place I go for Lake Mead news. Enjoy your summer.
Glad to hear that, thanks @sammyhead 👍 You as well and stay hydrated out there!
ONCE AGAIN, THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE VIDEOS, THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION. DAN KERR BRUCE MINES, ONTARIO, CANADA
Outstanding, glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment👍 Hope all is going well up there this time of year!
@@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
Nice Update and Presentation.
Many thanks Lissy 👍 Appreciate you joining us for another update!
19-08-2024.
Thanks for the update, please more notifications, and some say pic,s and more information on the geology of the area, bye.
You got it, thank you for the suggestions! Just starting work on another lake update today. Which pics are you interested in- "some say pic,s"? I would definitely like to do some more geology/rockhound type video of the area also in the future. Appreciate you watching and commenting👍
The Nevada record is 125°F recorded on June 29, 1994 at Laughlin.
I thought that was a regular summertime temperature for Laughlin 😂
@@wildatheart3182 😂
Wow 125... I believe it though. It felt like that last week. We love the Laughlin area but not this time of year 😂
Keep watering them lawns and filling those big pools. Be dried up sooner than you expect
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.
How far back do your temperature records go?
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.
@@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.
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.
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 RUclipsr!) 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 😂
@@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.
One of the most useful online Western water updates! When was the last time the river hit the high water line?
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!
@@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
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
Yes, definitely, I’d love to see the contrast of water levels, from 2023 to 2024 💦🌊
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!
Thank you, I enjoy your updates. Well thought out and presented.
Glad you like them! Appreciate you watching and the feedback 👍
Thanks for the info.
It’s less of a climate problem and more of a mismanagement problem.
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.
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.
@@singleproppilot mismanagement indeed. Can you say California.
10% yearly evaporation, due to increased temperatures,… sorry, but that’s a climate problem.
@@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.
Hi guys, I'd love to see a before and after for this year. 🙂
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 👍
Thanks for the update. That boat fire looked bad, but it sounds like nobody was hurt so at least there is that news.
True! I should have mentioned that actually. I forgot some folks live on their boats and that fire spread QUICK
Some water incoming from the east today. Big storm from the gulf.
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.
Sounds like they need to go to Antarctica and get some ice
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.
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!
@@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.
Thanks for the update! Were you affected by the hail? Cheers all~
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
an east coaster, jst wondering about the state of lake mead here. great video. thanks!👍
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...
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.
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"?
There are like 350 million Americans among 8 billion people on the planet. If you want these video's to be more informative and understandable for the majority of the people on the whole planet, please stop using the imperial system and go metric. As a European I find the Fahrenheit scale confusing, too many numbers ranging from -5 up to 111? It's hard to grasp on this scale what is considered a nice warm spring day, is it 40F, 50F or 70F? The Celsius scale is more compact. 0 degrees is freezing point, 10 degrees is chilly, 20 degrees is warm, 30 degrees is tropical and 40 degrees is 'get the h3ll out of there'. No need for more numbers. Metric guys, please. For Temperature, Distance and Weight. Make America Simpler For the World Again.
Thank you for the suggestion! 👍 I started adding the equivalents in some of the newer content and will definitely keep that in mind for the future. I like the reference scale you included for celsius also that was helpful. We deal with a lot of "get the h3ll out of there"😂 Personally I have nothing against metric, other than I can never find my 10mm sockets. Now why doesn't the 1/2" ever go missing?! 🤔 I blame the metric system. Cheers~
Let's see,,110 degree hot weather, no water, very little farm land,,,Why live there?
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
@@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.
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.
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: ruclips.net/video/tNiVT5i4oXs/видео.html
Yes, definitely, I’d love to see the contrast of water levels, from 2023 to 2024 💦🌊
Thanks!