Lake Mead Update - INCREDIBLE Before and After | Hurricane Hilary, The Linq FLOODING Las Vegas...
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In this video we SHOW you the Impacts of Hurricane Hilary on Lake Mead through Before & after photos , talk about the damage done at Las Vegas Harbor, Discuss the water Level increase and show you the parts of the Las Vegas Strip that FLOODED including the Linq hotel and Casino Flood channel!
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Is that a UFO @6:14????
ya know, a few people have mentioned that that, and I keep watching it over and over.....is it a UFO in terms of aliens??? I dont know, but there is something there
I have been anxiously waiting for someone to go and do a lake level report since the hurricane. Thank you so much for your videos.
I appreciate those kind words! Thank you thank you thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. I have been editing like a mad man the last few days to get it uploaded, and I was just as curious to see the final aftermath of the area....thanks again for tuning in 🙏
The lake may have raised a few inches from the hurricane and this weekend's monsoon rains. The real source of water is from the Rocky Mountain snow melt. Rain is nice but won't make a huge difference.
@@kennixox262 Great point about a source of something, as opposed to a reservoir that holds something.
Look for “Sin City Outdoors”. I believe it’s a father and son that do weekly updates on lake mead while they fish. The son usually does the narrative in the videos. If you want to know. The lake has risen tremendously with all the snow pack from this past winter. Just heads up.
Their channel is amazing! Lots of great stuff 👍
As a swedish person living in sweden but seen how much hooverdam went down over years im happy you guys get some levels back but for sure MORE much MORE needs to be done to restore levels.
Living in Vegas when I was younger, I can recall one year we had a weird weather system that dumped a lot of rain for a long while. Anyway, that was the only time I saw the desert green and lush. Including the surrounding moutains and hills. It was quite something to see.
Thank you for sharing
All this rain is probly because of the climate change we all hear about ,and the result is as @dannyfrog said the desert blooms green ,acting as a carbon trap ,because that’s what plants need ,water and carbon ,just shows we don’t need to worry about it,nature takes care of all that excess carbon just fine.
And since this was posted, we've gotten a heck of a lot more rain! I would love to see how it looks now!
That is absolutely correct vegasrenie! A lot of people have made that same request! ......I just may have to go back out there!!
Prob hasn’t changed at all
Lake Las Vegas is a very compelling story all by itself. Looks like all the debris from the Valley's washes ended in there. 😮
I've watched a lot of videos on Lake Mead, but nothing is even close to yours.
Great job! Thank you
I appreciate that ronstein7359! Thank you so much for checking out the video! I definitely had a lot to include and I didn't want to leave anything out..I was telling some of the other viewers that I almost rushed production and left certain things out just to get the video up quicker.....but I'm glad I didn't.....thanks once again for checking out the video 🙏🙏🙏
So much more on Concerned about the Mole people, than anyone one else in Vegas. So good to see Lake Mead rising. And the BOAT is standing, YES!!!
Thanks Laurie! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Yes! I had no idea that Las Vegas had all those tunnels, and that people were full on living in them!
Hopefully, they were all able to get out. Maybe now the city will come up with something to help them find better digs.
Really enjoy your updates... so appreciate the way you do it.
Thank you georgegrierson!! Appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed the videos!
A great video especially the side-by-side before and after pictures. Really wonderful to see how the water level has risen but we've got a long way to go. Seeing the abandoned Echo Bay Resort is really sad to see. I am 62 now but remember staying there with a group of friends on a ski trip in about 1980. About eight cases of Bud talls, a 5 pound can of Rosarita refried beans, a bunch of tortillas, and a big bag of cheese. oh, and we crammed about eight guys in one room. Young and dumb but so much fun!
lol thanks for sharing that story dennisbradshaw8335, sounds like it was a pretty happenin time!
wow. none of you struck a match while in the hotel room did ya??
😂😂I thought about that while I was typing the reply. I don't know how we survived without gas masks. I didn't even mention the scorpion in our cove when we lifted our EZ Up one morning. I think that the gas was more of a threat! @@jimmylieb5225
So what happened to the Echo bay resort. Just abandoned? Did the lake recede too far?
This is what I found from an article in 2022.
"Echo Bay Hotel (actually formally known as Echo Bay Motel) was a small resort on Lake Mead that closed its doors in 2010 thanks to a rapidly receding water level greatly affecting tourism. As Lake Mead disappeared, so too did the recreation on the lake - as well as the infrastructure that once thrived there."@@ronwilken5219
It is still amazing to me to see the water so low. I left Vegas in 1983 when I graduated from high school. The risers on the spillways were raised all the way up and water was flowing over them.
Thank you for sharing 👍
Good to see the water levels come up.
Great job with the arrows and labeling. Love the before and after photos. Excellent documentation!
Thank you ricke451 !
Thanks for the updates, Jesse! Lots of time went into making this video, along with finding and cataloging that old* video footage. I'd be curious to know of any updates to the the safety of the individuals in the drainage system of Las Vegas. Definitely seems like the city is demonstrating some severe negligence by allowing people to live in them in the first place and it's a major lawsuit waiting to happen.
Oh thank you! 🙏 yea it took a while to piece things together and to go back and look for the " before" photos...but I'm pretty proud of it. As far as the safety goes, that could be something I could include in a future video, and I agree with you, and people have been living down there for years so it's kind of mind blowing that nothing has been really done to better the situation......only time will tell, thanks again for checking out the video!
Awesome job, love seeing these updates and the changes! 👏👏👏👏
Thank you Gerardellis1127! glad you enjoyed the video and I had a lot of fun putting it together!.........I almost rushed the video just to get it up a few days sooner........but im glad I didnt. Thanks again for checking out the content!
Thank you for reporting. This is soooo important that these lakes get water again.
Thank you!
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Tropical storm Hilary. NOT Hurricane Hilary. It was no longer a hurricane by the time it got here.
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Me too!
And here we are thinking Hillary was all talk and no show... a blowhard Jack o' lantern.
Learning Opportunity and DISINFORMATION ALERT! Please don't contribute any rise in Lake Mead water level to any amount of rain that falls in Vegas area or especially California!! Please don't do that in any future videos, no matter if it's a "Hurricane!"
Let me explain; The topography of California contributes 0.00% of flow into Lake Mead. Instead Cal. leaches water OUT of Mead constantly through the aqueducts built decades ago. Secondly Vegas; the water from Vegas DOES flow into mead, but the lake is soooo large (largest in the U.S.) that Vegas drain water *might* contribute 1" to the lake-- but still doubtful. The comparison is to say when you dump a single glass of water into your swimming pool, the water rises.... (!)
Now, the reason Mead is rising; They (The Bureau of Reclamation) are draining LAKE POWELL (Second largest reservoir in the U.S.) upstream of Mead. They have been doing this consistently since early June. And that info can be found on the same site you referenced regarding Mead levels. They are doing this in an attempt (God only knows why they favor NV over other states (probably Casino Power :~)), but to avoid water restrictions in Vegas in 2024. Thanks for taking the time to read. The video posted below will clearly show evidence of this...
ruclips.net/video/LXHBSnbxKBA/видео.html
www.watereducation.org/aquapedia/lake-mead
One thing to keep in mind is that the Lake is shaped like a funnel or a martini glass. You will get a lot of change for a little rain right now. But as the water level increases, you will see slower results. But another factor is that runoff from Las Vegas will never come close to the runoff from the snowy mountains in Colorado. Any increase from now until the end of the year is gravy.
Thanks for the before and after shots, the context really helps
Hey no problem roseannebarks9327! I think the before and after shots really give a better representation of how much it really changes, vs just looking at a chart, and judging by the comments I've been reading.....a lot of other people feel the same.....thanks again for checking out the video 👍🙏💯
Jesse, I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing and be safe.
I appreciate you saying that 🙏 thank you for watching and supporting the channel! 💯👍🙏
Weather is CYCLICAL. These floods were an annual event when I first moved to Vegas, it's why you see million of dollars spent on man made "wash basins" around Southern LV, that collect rain runoff. We are in a drought cycle that is hopefully coming to an end. The record amount of snowfall in Utah/Colorado last winter, is a great sign that things might be changing and hopefully lake Mead, Lake Powell, et. al., fills back up to full capacity.
The Rockies had a banger snow year. That’s where the majority of water is coming from.
That doesn’t look like half an inch of rain, that looks more like several inches of rain. My guess is that the rain gauge that was used was in an area that got much less rain.
Great to see the water going up; I agree about good storm or three will completely submerge vertical boat, the floater and SS minnow.
I think the Vegas area is suppose to get a little rain this weekend too! I don't think it will be enough to submerge it, but I still want to see how much it will go up!!!
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Dude I appreciate you took video of lake Mead before and after... I finally got to see the before and after.....
hey no prob! glad you enjoyed the video! really gives people a much better perspective on how much the water has come up. Thanks for checking out the video!
I just checked, the lake is 0.00 change since this time yesterday. However, the lake is up about 18 inches from about 10 days ago. And from January 1st, it's up about 22ft. That's about 528 billion gallons of water.
Fortunately, we're headed into cooler weather (less evaporation)and hopefully a productive wet winter.
The desert flooding is amazing. The sun baked ground doesn't absorb water quickly so it all just runs off to the low land. During the 2014 flooding in Maricopa County AZ, my zip code got 6.25" in a 24 hour period. That was a lot of water.
right! it doesnt take long for it to collect
2 feet may not sound like much,until you consider how BIG Lake Mead actually is.
Exactly!!
Sounds like you confirmed the LV rain was only .55 inches (and were also surprised by it). How could that little rain cause so much accumulation? Is it because the city is totally cemented over w no place for absorption? Thanks for interesting post
The soil in Las Vegas does not absorb water. The rain just bounces off the dirt.
You do an excellent job telling this video story. thank you for your effort.
Hey no problem SarahWRah, glad you enjoyed the video 👍
40 yeaes ago, my family went on a road trip and we visited Lake Mead. There was so much water, vast amounts if it. There were also many camoers and recreation goers. Crazy
This happened about 10 years ago, too. We had a couple of really light winters in a row, the news were all lamenting about the level of Lake Powell, and the tree-huggers at my work were saying that it will never return to a normal level. One hard winter later and levels were right back up.
ok wrench monkey.
Amazing this lake can swallow a whole hurricane and still have plenty of space for multiple hurricanes!
After todays 4 inches of rain I can’t wait for a new update.
I will do my best! 👍
Thank you for sharing your thorough presentation. 👏 👏
Thank you!! 🙏
Sad, I stayed at echo bay resort once with the love of my life, she’s gone now and they’re tearing down the memories
Fantastic video!!! This should be great news!!!! I love Las Vegas and the surroundings!!!! Saludos desde México amigo, congratulations
Gracias amigo!!! Appreciate you checking out the video! 🙏
Thank you for showing us the water level
Hey no problem jenniferlam9778! Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching
As a person with 2 rental properties in Las Vegas, up in the higher areas, I was concerned what continued drought would do the the value of these homes. While I feel relieved by this, I recognize the cause of my relief may have caused the demise of an unknown number of mole people.
I didn't realize that Las Vegas had that many homeless people, nor their unique way to beat the heat.
I do hope they were all able to get out, but I hear what you're saying.
I'm not sure what the answers are for the people there, but it's sad when others just see them as a problem to be washed away.
Thanks for showing Echo Bay in your video so future viewers can see what was once there.
Absolutely! only a matter of time now before they start knocking it down, Im hoping to make it out there though and capture the demolition when they start doing it though
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 look forward to it.
00:03 this might be the first time i've ever seen a footage of a limo in a flooded road. Thanks.
Lol, no problem 😀
This is amazing! and fascinating. That is a tremendous change in the water levels! Bless your heart for doing this and sharing. I'm in Arizona and haven't been up north to LV or Mead in quite some time. So seeing this change is very heartening!
I also wonder - all this increase can't be just from the hurricane rains - has to be partially the spring runoff, correct?
Another question - when was the Echo Bay motel in operation? was that a 60's operation?
In any case, thanks so much for this birds' eye view - you're appreciated!
Why thank you jessstone! Appreciate you saying that. A lot of the water level Increases was due to spring run off, I would say the majority of it......and other factors that contributed to the rise of water was regular rainfall.
Echo Bay resort was built in 1962, and it's a shame to know that it will no longer be around . I did a full length video on echo Bay resort too last year, I go more in depth on the history. Worth checking out!
Thanks again for tuning in to the video!
stumbled across this i suppose because of the outdoor boys and Vtech. I have to say my dear uploader you are up there with those guys mentioned.., Good stuff
Hey Thank you a million for saying that 🙏I like to think we all offer our own unique perspectives of lake mead and its fun to see what everyone else puts together. these videos are a lot fun to put together and can take a while at times but I appreciate you taking time out of your day to tune in!....Thanks again, Jessie
Lake Mead definitely needs more water. Thanks Hilary.
I know that vertical boat is famous, but they need to pull out those sunken things.
Nice photo work!
Thank you danielmills7972 ! And yea I agree, it is nice and has become pretty famous but it shouldn't be there
Wow great video Jessie thanks for covering this.
Yea not a prob!!! Thanks for checking out the video! This one took a while to put together.....but I think it turned out great!!? This one involved a lot of production!!!
The Nevada desert is beautiful, but brutal and unforgiving.
Amen to that!
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 people don't know how serious a flash flood is until they've been in one. I'm from Oregon and I visit Vegas regularly. But I did get caught out last July during the monsoon season. It's no joke.
It's nice to see the water level coming up but it has a long, LONG ways to go yet.
Looks better but then you see the "bathtub ring" from where the water should be and realize there is a very long way to go. When I first went to Vegas in 83 the water was going over the spillways at the dam, too cool.
Wish I could have been around at that time to see that!
I was waiting for this video.
Hey thanks for waiting! I almost cut corners just to rush production so I could get it up ASAP! but I'm glad I didnt, there was a lot to cover and i didnt want to leave anything out! thanks for tuning in milygonzalez3726!
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 I told you,and I'm glad I did, will support you chanel.
Jessie right on I was actually thinking yesterday I wish somebody would do a reference video on how high the water is now compared to before. Excellent I'll have a longer shower when I'm in Vegas end of the month LOL
Lol 🤣 well hey wayneh8767 I'm glad you enjoyed the video! It just goes to show you how much of an impact the storms can have on the lake.....Thanks for tuning in!......Enjoy the long shower!
Great video, thank you!
Thank you cliffordargento3807! Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice! Looks like it was higher at some point by the change of sand color.
thats what i thought!
Thank you for Sharing your video. Good information ❤
Hey not a problem annieyahu676, glad you enjoyed the video! 👍👍👍
Awesome vid thanks!
Thank you ernst202! Glad you enjoyed the video! Had a lot of fun putting it together
This Fall will be a mirror image of last year-cold and wet.
Thanks for the update. I love the before and after comparisons.
Hey thanks! The before and afters take a while to put together, but they give the best visual on much things change week over week! Thanks for watching
I like your editing.
Thanks dkpierce5038!
Good documenting of the situation!
Thank you wjmascitello! glad you enjoyed it, was a lot of fun visiting vegas and lake mead this time around, and I had a lot of fun putting the video together! thanks again for tuning in!
Thanks!
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There is another lake which precedes Lake Mead. Why doesn't water run into there? It's called Lake Las Vegas. There are two massive culverts under the lake, the water is routed through them into Lake Meade until the silt settles out. Lake Las Vegas then gets water pumped back up from Lake Mead's service water. It's a manmade lake.
It'll be great if and when it gets full again
2 feet doesn´t look like much. I hope Mead will recover due to a constant increase of precipitation.
Things have a way of fixing itself
True dat!
Hopefully more rain is coming to LV. Lake mead really needs water.
Great work! Please keep it up.
Will do lillian8589! Thanks for checking out the video!
That must have been a really terrible day when those people lost their boats!
I'm surprised that they weren't salvaged!!!
Wish we could learn their back stories
Was trying to cross the street in Henderson a few days ago. Yep, they built a Walmart in the desert.
The return of water is great, but we've got a long way to go to fill up to the 'bathtub ring'.
agreed!
Thanks for the update…👍 good news indeed ! We need more Hillary hurricanes for sure…
Hey thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video!
I'm hoping for a repeat of last winter this year.
The amount snow last winter was nuts...but if it happens again the melt would do its thing again and would be pretty awesome.
It only got a half inch of water ! We got 2 inches and didn’t complain and we only get 9 inches a year!😊
Sadly there are a lot of homeless that lived in those water runoff tunnels. Hopefully they are well. Most normies werent effected
the 2nd bout with the bow sticking out is actually floating sin city outdoors came up to it and it actually has floated out . I just seen this on there last video
I wonder if LV couldn’t bring in some 20 ft box containers to get the people out of the storm drains.
I really hope everyone got out of the tunnels...
Wow, half an inch of rain does that? So Vegas like 5-10x more flood prone than most other places?
We in the northeast call that a thundershower
I used to see casinos full of mud from the flash floods 50 years ago in vegas
It rains like that occasionally, phoenix gets that kind of rain also.
And next time they do get that type of rain, hopefully I'll be able to film it!
How sad that they are tearing down the Echo Bay resort it was pretty nice back in the day
There's probably more water since the latest rainfall that went through. I just wish we got more here in the Arizona desert.
oh for sure! the water level at lake mead is almost at 1066 ft right now, and yes! i agree.....wish arzizona would get more
At 606 you can look at the water line on the hillside and see it’s still going to be years before it will be full.
many years! but every little bit helps
well the Pacific Ocean went from a 3 year long La Nina to a neutral phase and then to El Nino, so yeah weather pattern changed #elnino
Elnino!!!!
how do they stop the tons of garbage in the runoff from pouring into lake mead? related it's a shame that while water levels were at their lowest federal, state or just locals weren't able to use the opportunity to remove all the exposed trash, boats, etc.
They don't really stop it, if we're lucky the trash, debris and other items will get caught in the wash and NOT make it's way out to Lake Mead
Wow
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We keep "coddling" these "homeless" people and wonder why we have a problem.
Need to hold them accountable and demand they either straighten up and get some real help to CHANGE their ways. Or kick them out, or jail them.
Enough of the false, feel good, love. True love is being tough sometimes.
You are exactly right! Hand holding time is over......they need accountability
@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 We went to use one of the elevators on the strip the other day cause the escalators were down due to rain. And there was a bum laying down in it and people were afraid to use it. I was pissed and walked right in and said to him ; "I guess it's a f-ing hotel now huh" and his response was "today it is...." He had absolutely no shame and thought he was entitled to use it. Felt like grabbing his stupid lazy ass and physically throwing him out on the sidewalk.
Yeah these homeless have it way too good..... Also when TF have you ever given them love for not being able to afford a shelter? I cannot wait for older generations to die off.
Read the book, or watch the series: Cadillac Desert.
I'll check it out!!
Time to watch HARD RAIN
Great Movie!!! 🍿
Gotta see an update after this weekends down pour
There is a huge request for that right now! I'll see what I can do 👍
Lake Powell has been sending more water out than it takes in. It's not all about the rain in Vegas.
Im gonna talk more about that in my nest video!
Why don't they remove some of the larger "trash"? That engine block, the beached old boat. That isn't tourist attractions like the standing boat.
I’ll remember Echo Bay because my family and I lived and worked there until they closed down now there tearing the hotel down where I work!😢😢
Hey I remember you! you commented on one of the last videos I made out at echo bay. im hoping to make it out there when they start tearing it down
It's great to see so gains in over all filling of lake Mead,But question is why did them not clean up all this junk when they had the chance to remove it.Just Saying?
How long does it take for water travel from the city/catchment area to the lake?
Not that long......don't have an exact time but Las Vegas wash isn't that far away ...... minutes maybe
Let it fill up all the way
I really hope they're able to capture a lot of that trash before it washes into the lake.😮
Jessie, what color are the drones you use on this video. Especially for the Lake Mead scenes? This is very important question. Txs
Great question Greenfrost314. The color of the drone i use is grey, however you cannot fly drones at lake Mead, it's prohibited, and the 1 or two scenes in this video where I did use a drone, I flew it just outside the national park......the photos where it looks like I used a drone, I just climbed the rocky hills to get the shots.....not easy but it works!
Thank you for such a fast reply. I’m gonna tell you why is important. Your video is gold. This one in particular. I know you’ve probably have heard about UAP “Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon” news & such. As I was watching your video I happened to catch one for you. At the 6min & 13 sec mark a round small white UAP appeared on the upper left corner while you were driving. Not even a drone can disappear that fast. It lasted only a few seconds. At first I thought it may be a reflection of something else but you were driving with the passenger window down. Plus it disappeared while you were driving. I played over hundreds of times to see if is legit & it is. If you can’t see it very well I can provide you the screenshot for it. I use to be a video & photo editor so I would know if is fake. All I can say is AWESOME to catch something like that without knowing. Besides a Vegas weather report you have something else too.
Holy crap !!! You have one sharp eye my guy!!! I never even noticed that, but now that I seen it, I've already watched it over and over at least a dozen times! Yea I would agree there is definitely something there.... I may even go back to the raw file on my hard drive and see if I can enlarge it......things just got interesting! Thank you for pointing that out 👽
I think you should make another post and say current UAP caught over Lake Mead. You probably get tons of hits! This is your video & you captured it. I’m just glad you were driving with your windows down. Debunkers would of had a hay day with that video if your window was up. You may also be able to send it to the news too. I’m glad I caught your video..:)
Why isn't Lake Mead cleaned of boats and trash, and why doesn't Las Vegas clean the tunnels regularly? I can only imagine the fecal matter going into potential drinking water. And all that plastic.
That is the million dollar question
And of course, arrangements were already in place to capture this valuable run off and use it to recharge the groundwater table and local aquifers. If so nicely done.
There’s no way there should ever be homeless people in those tunnels.
They are for emergency water drainage.
I would agree 💯 but it's been that way for years