Andy B.
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1093.11 highest it's been since 2013 it got to 1090 last year it goes down every year but nice to see it start the year out right!!
You guys are so wrong. “Experts” say that lake will be gone in a couple years by design.
Very glad to see it coming up. Would be nice to see Mead and Powell both come up over next few years. Tired of the doom and gloom water issues.
You guys are so wrong. RDP “Expert” says that lake will be gone in a couple years by design.
LOL... all I did was repete what the guy from WA told me.... but , pretty easyt to prove now.... he said they were gonna 150' out of the lake and it would never see the high level again.... he went on to say that at that level they loose too much water to evaporation, and and the amount of pollution at overton and vegas wash stagnate areas... so that was the year 2000... it went straight down for 10 years before it leveled off....they moved all the marinias while the water was up...wonder how they knew where the water was gonna be????? had everyone thinking vegas drank all the water??? lol...the sky is falling....Expert? You mean 2FF? Friends call him Steve.
He took a lot of shit but was pretty spot on a lot of what happened to Meads water level.
Likewise—glad to see it coming up again. Just remember with Mead, new hazards are made each time the water level goes up or down.
I think those days are gone..............Overton was close for me to launch from now I just go to PowellLet me know when I can go back to the Overton Arm!!
My first time was '85. I think this was '86 or '87. Not positive. I've been in the GC a lot as well. Took an I/O 17 miles in once, that's as far as I've got. That was '00 I think. Almost Separation Canyon? Pretty far past Grand Canyon West.In 83' while enjoying our honeymoon house boating on Mead Pretty sure we weren't supposed to take the HB up the Grand Canyon, obviously I was lost
My first time was '85. I think this was '86 or '87. Not positive. I've been in the GC a lot as well. Took an I/O 17 miles in once, that's as far as I've got. That was '00 I think. Almost Separation Canyon? Pretty far past Grand Canyon West.
Scary story about the pic above. I dove head first off the top of the houseboat. Seemed like a non-issue, but you couldn't see anything in the water. Went back a couple of years later, water 10 f't lower, and there is a rock pile at the base of the waterfall. I couldn't have missed it by much. Freaks me out every time I think of it
We did the same back in the 90's but put in at Temple Bar. Taking a houseboat through the trees around Pierce Ferry is insane though. Good times. Hope it rises that high again.In 83' while enjoying our honeymoon house boating on Mead Pretty sure we weren't supposed to take the HB up the Grand Canyon, obviously I was lost
14 years later we'd launch the PWCs at Pierce Ferry and run as far up as fuel would allow, then mostly float back to PF.
By mid 90's you'd back your truck and trailer half way across the bay at PF and water would barely reach the bunks to launch.
Had to navigate between all the tree trunks to reach the falls.
Shortly after, the NPS sacrificed us to the Enviro-Nazis, guess they were concerned about erosion
Referring to the "Dealing with Age" RDP thread, another "Benny" of being old
I was recently having a discussion with some friends that have houses in Temple Bar. The general consensus is that the lake is much more usable with the lower water levels. Why do people want Mead to be "full'? With the the water level at its current state the lake has a lot more beaches and is still massive.
You aloud to touch or cut things down like that?
It was more so the lake bottom that didn’t let me get close enough at a couple places
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Exactly! It being full
Means no beaches or coves to hang out at.
The 5-6 feet it raised already. Has little sandy under water, Cambodia, gator and swallow. My son was pissed when we went to swallow(his favorite beach) and I couldn’t pull up to shore.
Yeh, that sucksI think those days are gone..............Overton was close for me to launch from now I just go to Powell
Yeh, that sucks
I used to boat in the Overron arm for years. When the water was high we actually went past Overton arm and into the area where the virgin river comes in
I was recently having a discussion with some friends that have houses in Temple Bar. The general consensus is that the lake is much more usable with the lower water levels. Why do people want Mead to be "full'? With the the water level at its current state the lake has a lot more beaches and is still massive.
it'll go back down for summer...for some reason they have been holding water.... I frequent aztex rd … bridge....in ft Mohave.... the river has been soo low you can walk across it.... pretty scary looking...again, just what I was told but,... this is where they want the water level to be...I am one of those that liked the lower water level. This picture is of a beach we have been going to the last few years. The lake was about 1078 when the picture was taken. Temple Bar Marina is in the background. If you add 15 feet there is not much left of the beach. Might have to find a new spot this year.
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I am one of those that liked the lower water level. This picture is of a beach we have been going to the last few years. The lake was about 1078 when the picture was taken. Temple Bar Marina is in the background. If you add 15 feet there is not much left of the beach. Might have to find a new spot this year.
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Agreed. Trips of a life time going into the Grand Canyon those years. Truly Gods country. I remember floating at Pierce Ferry just getting the gumption to punch it through the trees to enter the canyon, it was like something out of a video game avoiding the tree tops. Now it's a water fall there.I've argued for a long time that Mead is great at lower levels, but I would never say it is "better". Mead (and Powell) deliver new treats at every level. Those of you who have not been past Sandy Point have missed maybe the best boating of all. I have taken a few seasoned boaters into the Grand Canyon over the years, and when I see them at Havasu it's all they want to talk about. Sadly it's been almost 20 years.
The lake might be more useable at a lower level from a boating perspective, but it is the exact opposite from a water supply perspective. While the lower level gives room to store water as MWD did this past year, if we were to have another record dry year we would just be taking it down further, to a potentially worse situation from even a boating perspective, does anyone really know what the lake looks like another 30 ft down. It is a reservoir, and being used as such means it will go up and down.I was recently having a discussion with some friends that have houses in Temple Bar. The general consensus is that the lake is much more usable with the lower water levels. Why do people want Mead to be "full'? With the the water level at its current state the lake has a lot more beaches and is still massive.
Yeah, I actually said the same to the wife two seasons ago. With that noted, Sandy Cove, Swallow etc. all have more sand at high levels. It's just waaaay up there. And, there is really good sand above and across from Echo at high levels. Glory and Kline Holes have beautiful soft sand, so it comes and goes.That being said, as I recall beaches were scarce as hell at full pool so there's pluses & minuses to everything.
Gilligans island is what we've called this place. Nice beachI am one of those that liked the lower water level. This picture is of a beach we have been going to the last few years. The lake was about 1078 when the picture was taken. Temple Bar Marina is in the background. If you add 15 feet there is not much left of the beach. Might have to find a new spot this year.
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What do you local TB guys call the Mushroom? The Head? Penis? Skied behind that as noted above.The the Blue dots are the Ski route we used take.
Oh and Temple Bar is CLOSED
What do you local TB guys call the Mushroom? The Head? Penis? Skied behind that as noted above.
Back in the day Glory hole was one of many across from Echo It was awesome. There was an epic cove just south of echo as wellYeah, I actually said the same to the wife two seasons ago. With that noted, Sandy Cove, Swallow etc. all have more sand at high levels. It's just waaaay up there. And, there is really good sand above and across from Echo at high levels. Glory and Kline Holes have beautiful soft sand, so it comes and goes.
Mushroom Reef, posted above, we've water skied around the Mushroom. Every level, something new, something unique. Oddly, this is the beauty, and maybe a curse, of Havasu. It's always within 4 feet. 445' to 449'. The intake dam design at Parker requires it. Mohave is similar.
I use this: https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/hourly.html and this: https://www.usbr.gov/lc/riverops.html
Yeah I use Mushroom for the whole place, and I've also used Sphinx for the Head itself. I've stayed there a lot. When we Houseboat we usually head straight there, and then Sandy Point the next day. Good sand in there at certain levels. None at full pool.The Campanile is the offical name
Yeah I use Mushroom for the whole place, and I've also used Sphinx for the Head itself. I've stayed there a lot. When we Houseboat we usually head straight there, and then Sandy Point the next day. Good sand in there at certain levels. None at full pool.
Edit: I just looked up Campanile, and it means a Bell Tower typically in Italy. There you go...