That's a lot of water

[cameraman]

The Bureau of Reclamation is releasing water from the Flaming Gorge Dam as fast as possible. There's a whole lot of snow in the mountains and they don't want anything unpleasant happening if it melts quickly. There is news video at this link (http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=15414934). It is quite the sight to see.

It is a 502' (153 m) high thin arch dam. The two spillways are releasing water at a rate of 28,800 cubic feet per second (820 m3/s). The outlet pipes are 26.5' (8.1 m) in diameter. This is no little dam.

[Al Czervik]

28,800 cu ft / sec = 216,000 gal / sec! :eek:

[dando]

@ least they aren't blowing holes in it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110505/us_nm/us_weather_flooding_levee

:saywhat:

-Kevin

[Ankf00]

damn, would be perfect for a 7-9 day float down the Green to the Colorado Confluence

[Don Quixote]

damn, would be perfect for a 7-9 day float down the Green to the Colorado Confluence
"Float" may not be the right word. :gomer:

[dando]

"Float" may not be the right word. :gomer:

You must be tubing!

</Family Guy>

:gomer:

-Kevin

[NismoZ]

Blow levees?Flood muddy fields or flood a city or town. Take your pick. Not like these decisions haven't been necessary in the past. Always going to be somebody unhappy about it. Happens regularly up Fargo way, it seems. Been HUGE flooding there since early April but not so many people affected to make it newsworthy, I guess?

[Wally]

That would explain the winter we never had here in New Mexico. Level 3 fire restrictions and daily slurry bomber flights are the norm now. Thanks La Nina :shakehead

[cameraman]

Yeah the fire danger is rather low around here with between 3' and 15' of snow on the ground.

[indyfan31]

Same for California. La Nina was a bust. Not only did we surpass the average rainfall but the decade old drought was declared OVER.
This is why I have no confidence in Global Warming forecasters. If they can't get a 6-month climate cycle right, no way I'm trusting them with the next 50 years.

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