Powell Now Under 50% Of Capacity; Recent Daily Inflows Ranging From 1/3 To 1/12th Daily Outflows

[hatrack]

This has been like watching a slow-motion car crash, and barring some extraordinary flash flood somewhere in the basin, the reservoir isn't likely to rise anytime before April or May of 2019.

http://www.lakepowell.water-data.com/

Upstream, Navajo is also in freefall. It's in overall better shape, at about 67% of capacity, but then, it's also about 1/15th the capacity of Powell.

http://lakenavajo.water-data.com/

Going to be an interesting 2019 Water Year . . .

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. I've often said that the next war would be

over water rights. Of course, that was before Russia declared "silent" war on us.

[appal_jack]

2. I recommend "The Water Knife" as a worthwhile near-future exploration.

The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi

https://www.npr.org/2015/05/28/408295800/the-water-knife-cuts-deep

k&r,

-app

[Ferrets are Cool]

3. Thank you.

[NickB79]

4. Love that author.

He has a ton of good near and far future dystopian writings.