"Garth Almgren" wrote in message
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Around 7/5/2005 7:34 AM, RG wrote:

"Eddie" wrote in message
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On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 12:43:51 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote:

Somebody told me that Lake Mead is almost going dry - I read that
somewhere.

I was at Lake Mead June 14th and the Hoover Dam guide said it's full.



You have been sadly misinformed. Lake Mead's water level is currently at
1141 ft above sea level, which is 88 feet below full pool, or 57% of
capacity. Lake Powell's water level is currently at 3602 feet, which is
98
feet below full pool, or 49% of capacity. That's an awful lot of water
missing, considering the immense size of both reservoirs.

Pardon my reservoir ignorance, but are the boat launches there *really*
long, or what? How does trailering work with the water levels so low?


I'm used to (at the very most) a 20-ish foot vertical difference between
high tide and low, so I can barely imagine a 98' drop between full and
half-empty...


--
~/Garth - 1966 Glastron V-142 Skiflite: "Blue-Boat"
"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

There is still 3-400' of water depth. Lake Oroville in Calif. last year was
down 140' and they were building low water ramps with gravel next to the
paved ramps. The paved ramps handle about 130' of down water. Still 400'
of water in the lake at 140' down.