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Lake Powell has dropped below 3,580 feet elevation as of the end of January 2014. The lake level is currently a bit over 20 feet above the floor of Cathedral in the Desert. The forecast from the Bureau of Reclamation shows it's not likely to be exposed this year, but in a worst-case scenario it's possible we could see it exposed by early 2015.
It will be very interesting to see in the next several of weeks what happens in terms of snowfall in the upper basin states. Looking at the graph, you can see just how weak the runoff was in 2013. The heavy monsoon rains later in the season actually provided a noticeable bump.
Is anyone else watching for this? I'm thinking @Nick now has a great way to shuttle kayaks down into the Escalante arm...
It will be very interesting to see in the next several of weeks what happens in terms of snowfall in the upper basin states. Looking at the graph, you can see just how weak the runoff was in 2013. The heavy monsoon rains later in the season actually provided a noticeable bump.
Is anyone else watching for this? I'm thinking @Nick now has a great way to shuttle kayaks down into the Escalante arm...
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