When he says water decline, this is because they are releasing the water, correct? I realize that the water does evaporate into the atmosphere, but he doesn't explain the cause of the decline, almost like he is trying to cause some fear. I live next to the Sacramento River, we depend on the water for agriculture, but sometimes they release water and that goes straight to the ocean.
these ups and downs followed by the inevitable prognostications are not so much an issue of good water years vs bad but of management. releasing water to "make room" for one or two major atmospheric events is crystal gazing at best, throwing away liquid gold at worst. we need to invest in a network of underground conduits to allow the transfer of water from one reservoir to another to balance supply rather than just releasing excess storage into the ocean. yes, flood control and dam failures are important considerations but we must take wise measures to address those concerns as well as capturing what precipitation does fall. Some progress is being made in these areas including more storage such as the Sites location and aquifer recharge areas but we need some visionary thinking to adequately plan for future droughts...and they WILL come!
Easy to say when you're not the one responsible for maintaining the integrity and safety of the dams and communities downstream. The ups and downs are caused by nature. It's all prognostication. The real issue is over allocation of the water available. The West, especially California, already exceeded its carrying capacity and cutbacks are inevitable. California is broke and mismanaged unlike back when the State Water Project was built--at huge expense with a large Bond passed by the voters--not gonna happen today. Bottom line is that California uses more water than they have by taking more than their share from the Colorado and sacrificing the environment and the needs of wildlife. Corrupt politicians are the reason it's so messed up.
@markrobinowitz8473 The DNC would like you to believe the state can conserve our way to a surplus; it's an impossibility. Same with energy. Same with all resources. So the state should facilitate the building of more reservoirs and nuke plants to serve the residents of this state. Instead of insisting a lower quality of life is how we address climate change.
@@r2dad282 The best sites for reservoirs have been built (with one or two exceptions). There are physical limits to what can be extracted, sorry. Nuclear reactors are insanely expensive and dangerous especially for future generations who will have the waste and none of the electrons - the worst way to boil water. It's not about the DNC or RNC.
This is a helpful analysis with great photos to illustrate it. Do you have the possibility to add in some information on the impacts of the dams and the varying water levels on fish, birds and other wildlife? I would find that particularly interesting.
@@oh2bme1860 Thanks for clarifying. I'd say that forebay (a smaller artifical lake behind a smaller dam, upstream of a larger lake) and afterbay ( ... downstream ...) are engineering terms that became well-known names in the Oroville/Thermalito Complex, but the concept is broader.
New Dams of the future will have underground tunneling systems to channel water from dams to Great Plains farmers and ranchers throughout the drylands, because of climate change! Underground storage lines will bring flood zones to farmlands where climate change is threatening mid-west drought. Rising sea levels will be stored in tunnel systems throughout coastal landscape! The greatest machines ever are, Tunnel Boring Machines that'll bring water anywhere these tunnels go! Might cool down the planet...
When he says water decline, this is because they are releasing the water, correct? I realize that the water does evaporate into the atmosphere, but he doesn't explain the cause of the decline, almost like he is trying to cause some fear. I live next to the Sacramento River, we depend on the water for agriculture, but sometimes they release water and that goes straight to the ocean.
Agree, what was the true point of this video? Seems like fear mongering.
@@ray6659 Note the sensationalist name of the channel.
@@spikespa5208 everything channel sensationalizes, as does every party.
these ups and downs followed by the inevitable prognostications are not so much an issue of good water years vs bad but of management. releasing water to "make room" for one or two major atmospheric events is crystal gazing at best, throwing away liquid gold at worst. we need to invest in a network of underground conduits to allow the transfer of water from one reservoir to another to balance supply rather than just releasing excess storage into the ocean. yes, flood control and dam failures are important considerations but we must take wise measures to address those concerns as well as capturing what precipitation does fall. Some progress is being made in these areas including more storage such as the Sites location and aquifer recharge areas but we need some visionary thinking to adequately plan for future droughts...and they WILL come!
Sites reservoir will help, once it gets built. unfortunately, CA is in middle of financial crisis thanks to Gav.
@@r2dad282 The crisis is more about limits to growth than any particular politician.
Easy to say when you're not the one responsible for maintaining the integrity and safety of the dams and communities downstream. The ups and downs are caused by nature. It's all prognostication. The real issue is over allocation of the water available. The West, especially California, already exceeded its carrying capacity and cutbacks are inevitable. California is broke and mismanaged unlike back when the State Water Project was built--at huge expense with a large Bond passed by the voters--not gonna happen today. Bottom line is that California uses more water than they have by taking more than their share from the Colorado and sacrificing the environment and the needs of wildlife. Corrupt politicians are the reason it's so messed up.
@markrobinowitz8473 The DNC would like you to believe the state can conserve our way to a surplus; it's an impossibility. Same with energy. Same with all resources. So the state should facilitate the building of more reservoirs and nuke plants to serve the residents of this state. Instead of insisting a lower quality of life is how we address climate change.
@@r2dad282 The best sites for reservoirs have been built (with one or two exceptions). There are physical limits to what can be extracted, sorry. Nuclear reactors are insanely expensive and dangerous especially for future generations who will have the waste and none of the electrons - the worst way to boil water. It's not about the DNC or RNC.
This is a helpful analysis with great photos to illustrate it. Do you have the possibility to add in some information on the impacts of the dams and the varying water levels on fish, birds and other wildlife? I would find that particularly interesting.
But what should I tell you off about? Not enough Shasta pics?
Good work on keeping us informed. I live in Michigan and would never know this information
Is it possible all the pot farms in the area are contributing to the drop? I've heard they require enormous amounts of water.
If Keswick dam is located downstream of Shasta dam, shouldn't it be called afterbay, not forebay?
I’ve lived by Shasta Lake for 45 years I’ve never heard of anyone calling it either. Only Lake Oroville ….. great ?? 👍🏼
@@oh2bme1860 Thanks for clarifying. I'd say that forebay (a smaller artifical lake behind a smaller dam, upstream of a larger lake) and afterbay ( ... downstream ...) are engineering terms that became well-known names in the Oroville/Thermalito Complex, but the concept is broader.
All the previous videos stating concern that Shasta wasn’t being managed properly and held too much water can now be dismissed!🧐
In spite of enlightening videos like this, the infrastructure of the U.S. continues to crumble.
So true and sad
Unfortunate the drop in water level. Hopefully it will level off and not drop too drastically. Thanks for the video!
New Dams of the future will have underground tunneling systems to channel water from dams to Great Plains farmers and ranchers throughout the drylands, because of climate change! Underground storage lines will bring flood zones to farmlands where climate change is threatening mid-west drought. Rising sea levels will be stored in tunnel systems throughout coastal landscape! The greatest machines ever are, Tunnel Boring Machines that'll bring water anywhere these tunnels go! Might cool down the planet...
😂😂😂the ocean hasn't risen one inch in 4 billion years. Stop with the climate change crap.
lol this happens every year.