Could you spare some water?

[karpbuster]

The north, mid west has more than they want ... water. Texas, New Mexico really need some.

This year early the lake was already low because of normal draw down Army Corp of Engineer stuff. Now no rain in either state. Lot's of beach at the lake house.

[REW]

Well, in the great cicle of life things move around.
For about the last 20 years, the upper west has been in the midst of a severe water shortage. Everything burned up, water levels at lakes and rivers at all time lows.

Now, here in 18 months, mother nature has taken lake and reservior levels from all time lows to all time highs.

So, what goes around comes around.

Who knows when things will turn in the south again.

Good luck and stay wet if you can.

REW

[karpbuster]

True REW, looking forward to times of plenty especially in NM. Thanks.

[sidfish]

Your picture looks like McConaughy two years ago. I drove to Gavins Point today just to see the amazing display. The release is now 150000 cfs. That is per second! A rough calculation using 7.2 gal per feet cubed gives about 94 BILLION gallons per day through that dam. I will remember this in a couple of years when we are dry again. If only...

[karpbuster]

I am not a scientist, the water on earth seems to me to be recycled over and over. The amount doesn't change much the oceans are not receding ... where would it go? Steam comes back to earth.

So the water drink today is the same water Alexander the Great drank or whomever. If it went into sewage or where ever it gets recycled and then bam rains or snows on us and into our water supply.

That is a strange thought.

[sidfish]

yep- the water cycle works! Another way to look at it, the water you drink has run through several people's kidneys!

[Ristorapper]

Missouri River by Air - Photos - Click on top link ALSO the second link is the Garrison Dam spillway phot










http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndguard...713863979/show



You may be interested if you haven’t seen them already.

I would assume the pictures are pretty recent, but not I think that the river is even higher now..

There is also have a link to some pictures of the spillway releases.



https://picasaweb.google.com/1180895...onDamSpillway#

[vteye]

Yes CT river on VT/NH border below Wilder Dam, Hanover NH was running at 23000 CF per sec recently.

[karpbuster]

Originally Posted by sidfish

yep- the water cycle works! Another way to look at it, the water you drink has run through several people's kidneys!

LOL ... now were talking. We are just borrowing our grandkids resources, need to be good stewards.

Makes you look at that cool, clean, crisp water in a whole new way.

[karpbuster]

Originally Posted by Ristorapper

Missouri River by Air - Photos - Click on top link ALSO the second link is the Garrison Dam spillway phot










http://www.flickr.com/photos/ndguard...713863979/show



You may be interested if you haven’t seen them already.

I would assume the pictures are pretty recent, but not I think that the river is even higher now..

There is also have a link to some pictures of the spillway releases.



https://picasaweb.google.com/1180895...onDamSpillway#

Wow that is really river front property. Looks like some great new fishing spots.

The days of plenty, so much water, so many kidneys ... mind boggling.