I'm 81 and I wish I could pass water like that again.

@JAMESWUERTELE

Жыл бұрын

😂

@roottempy4289

Жыл бұрын

How does it pass now ???

@asbestosfibers1325

3 ай бұрын

Flow better with flomax

@riazkhanahmad5949

Ай бұрын

😂

@antoniohess4359

26 күн бұрын

@@asbestosfibers1325😂

Thanks for taking and sharing this video…I’m a frequent fly fisher and camper up there every chance I get. your before / after shots are especially awesome!

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Former river guide here. Ought to be a hell of a ride downstream,wondering how they’re handling it. Back in the day we were all about the release schedule. Sometimes left high n dry,sometimes the opposite. Sedimentation was all on down canyon beaches. I’m remembering high cfs trips-Crystal,Horn Cr.,Granite,etc..old Belknap guide map,mile by mile,history,photos,i.e. National Canyon,two lovely ladies holding spatulas with the quote ‘Girls grill golden brown pork chops where Powell party spread meager rations’ ..Ha !! always remembered that ..poor Colorado R.,though,and the freaking dams(Abbey was right) ..see what happens though I doubt it will ever recover 😉

Some of the best footage of the Glen Canyon Dam ever taken. I'm not much of a fan of the Glen for a multitude of reasons but it is truly one of the most stunning concrete dams ever erected. Hoover should have been the first and last ever built on the Colorado. Thanks for the great work on this video.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sierram1st

Жыл бұрын

Some of the best “dam” footage haha

@charleshardman2222

Жыл бұрын

⁸

Thanks for the video, great to see below the dam and before/after footage.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Well that let’s me know you watched the whole thing. 😎 Thank you! I do this for you the people.

Wow. What a powerful flow. We visited Glen Canyon Dam in February 2023. Nice to be there at the right time to capture this event.

THis is my favorite canyon run in Microsoft Flight Simulator. I jump in a P-51, fly low over the dam, dive under the bridge and fly the canyon at full throttle and turn and burn down to lake mead.

@glitch-pr3nr

Жыл бұрын

I met you at the Factory Outlet Bean Store Remember me???😅

@CRAZYHORSE19682003

Жыл бұрын

@@glitch-pr3nr What do you mean?

@kentwilhoite5882

7 күн бұрын

Course is clear, I don't see anything on the boards...Yea, well I'm going anyway.

Awesome! I live on the Isle of Skye in Scotland and we have lots of hydro-electric dams in the Highlands. We have plenty of rain and we often bitch about how wet the weather is. When you see how low Lake Mead was a few months ago it definitely makes me grateful for where I am. So cool to see the water flow down into the creeks and the immediate benefits. I enjoyed this video very much, thanks for sharing 👍🏻

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Hello from Arizona! 👋

@luv2sun68

Жыл бұрын

Happy to see water being released.

@nosondre

Жыл бұрын

That’s a nice perspective. As someone that lives downstream and who’s state of residence has certainly based a lot of its growth on this river, I find it pretty disturbing to think about these water levels. So many people are going to have to relocate if the Colorado River dries up. It did get a shot in the arm this winter but we’ll need that trend to continue to get back to where we can relax.

Good job bud. Top quality. Thanks from all of us.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome. Thank you!

Good job. Thanks for not ruining it with music

@DesertRatExploration

2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

I remember as a kid watching an episode of ROUTE 66, where Tod and Buz worked at the construction site of the Glen Canyon Dam. Great views of the construction site(s) both above and below ground. And thanx for the before and after shots. Very nice to see

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Love that episode. It’s here in on KZread.

Absolutely beautiful photography

This is some great footage. Just keep making more videos like You have been.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! Thank you for all of your comments.

Good job capturing the event. Thank you buddy.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

I do it for the people! Thank you for the feedback.

Great video. So glad you went down to Lee's Ferry and the Vermilion Cliffs, love that area.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This video was done very nicely, thank you I enjoyed every minute.

Thank for posting. Great capture of the sceneries down the canyon.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching!

This is good to see, very good. I was there first part of February and the water level was so low the sand bar below the spill way was above water and at least 20-30 feet in diameter. I'll be driving thru again in a couple of weeks and can't wait to visit it again!

Awesome video the river looks absolutely beautiful. Thanks for the great video.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome! Thank you.

great footage

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Some stunning scenery and great shots Thanks for the video.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

At 7:38 you can see the footings for the concrete plant which, from June 1960 to September 1963, churned out up to 1,450 tons of the grey stuff each hour. It operated 24/7 for those 39 months eventually producing 5,370,000 cubic yards of concrete to create the dam.

Wonderfully done video. Nice to watch the release from the tubes in the dam, and not feel rushed.

@DesertRatExploration

2 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

Excellent video. Wow.... the power of water!

Thank-you, this was awesome.

VERY Nice.....the river and its ecosystem is smiling.

Seems a little silly to be letting so much water out when Powell has been at record low water levels...

@Frank00

Жыл бұрын

You didn’t hear about the record snow, 150% enough for 3 years. The water is on its way.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

It’s going to a good home. Lake Mead.

@dapolkowske

Жыл бұрын

Yup, maybe let's wait till it comes up 100ft before we start counting our chickens

@Frank00

Жыл бұрын

@@dapolkowske after 100 years of history with this water system that is highly unlikely.

@dapolkowske

Жыл бұрын

I'm just saying we've had record moisture this year. Let's not squander the opportunity to fill our reservoirs. Once that water is sent downstream, there's no getting it back.

i went to Lake Powell when i was a kid. My parents rented a house boat and we took a few day trips way up north to bullfrog and did a lot of inner tubing and water skiing...ahhh memories

@egustafson

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Almost every summer weekend for 12 years there. What a time

Great video. A tribute to mans ingenuity and to the awe inspiring beauty and power of nature.

Thank you this was amazing. I’m Australian so I know what water shortage is. Thank you again great photography

@wking8

Жыл бұрын

Born and raised in Utah. It's been a scary last few years.

Thanks for making and posting the awesome video!

I swear its the background scenery from all the road runner cartoons!

Wish Lake Powell could hold on to a little bit more of that water.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

It’s unfortunate but Mead will reclaim.

@DaveFiggley

Жыл бұрын

Plenty more coming to Powell. Patience, grasshopper.

@armageddonready4071

Жыл бұрын

We can cut that water off anytime, if we have to.

@scottperine8027

Жыл бұрын

Wishes are for fishes

@S.E.C-R

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t that part of why Mead keeps dropping because Powell has been holding on to it for a while?!

Impressive videography.

@straybullitt

Жыл бұрын

That was really nice! I almost feel like I didn't deserve all of that!

What awesome pictures.Thanks for sharing.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome! Thank you for watching.

Thank you for this and thank you for the added information... We have a group of friends and neighbors from Flagstaff going down the river on a 6 day powered trip, 188 miles, starting May 19th. Lived here all my life and it's my first trip at 51 years old - although I've been to Havasupai about 35 times. I'm guessing it'll be a pretty awesome time of the year and a great experience with new beaches. If they're releasing at this time again perhaps we'll have such a different experience with new beaches?

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Should be a good river trip!

How nice to see, been dry so long this is a happy site.

Amazing video. So glad I found your channel!

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the comment. Glad your enjoying the show. Also, thank you for watching.

Thanks for sharing.

The massive water and scenery is amazing. Thanks.

@DesertRatExploration

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Stunning photography and intersting information. Appreciate you sharing this, thank you!

Wow!! And so happy for our Lake Mead getting a bit of help.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Yes they are!

WOW Thank you for the before and after pictures. It is thrilling to see and hear the river!! I hope with this that governments and politician won't go back to sleep. We are not out of a crisis unless we had another 3 winters similar to this year. We can become complacent and waste water because we have it! Really appreciate your channel!

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate you watching.

@bodhimartina6985

Жыл бұрын

@@DesertRatExploration ❣

Beautifully videographed 👌🏿 👍🏼 ❤️

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

That was an awesome video of Glen Canyon. That is a lot of water. They’re letting out hopefully things will get straightened out.

Great video! Thanks for posting it

I was down there in 2018 when the tubes just started and got to stand on the deck where those workers are. It's pretty spectacular to see right from that perspective.

@DesertRatExploration

7 ай бұрын

I didn’t see this comment! That’s amazing. I’m glad you got to experience that. I’ve always wanted to pull the lever and get those things going!

You must go to Pearce Ferry Rapid!!!!!! Great video.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

That’s at the beginning of Lake Mead, right?

@DaveFiggley

Жыл бұрын

@@DesertRatExploration Used to be, Ratty. Before you were born probably.

@stevethompson6371

Жыл бұрын

@@DesertRatExploration yes. Its the exit point of the Grand Canyon and what used to he the upper reach of Lake Mead.

Great video. Clearly it was an event more than an experiment. It looks like a healthily river at last. Hope we will see more flow over the summer!

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

63 feet was a good rise.

thank you for the update...hope for more update soon

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

TOP VIDEO 👍

Excellent video. Really informative and amazing to watch. Thank you.

3:52 Hollow jet valves! Gotta love 'em!

This was me at 19 years old. Things are different now.

@jonnypanteloni

Жыл бұрын

How long back is that?

Great editing Iove the views and the Before and Afters! Thank you

Great footage!👍 Thanks for sharing, new subscriber hope to see more coverage of the levels at Powell & GCD this year!

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I appreciate ecology environmental conservancy

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

It’s important.

@donotrobme9295

Жыл бұрын

Who doesn’t. It’s the politics And big business behind it that’s shady.

Would make a terrific ad for a prostate drug like Flomax!

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

No contact yet.

Really cool bridge to walk on,

Thanks ✌️

Very interesting and informative video, thanks for taking the time.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow great shot and info. Hope those downstream were aware.

Hopefully there will be many great rafting trips this season.

Thank you for this footage!

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it as much as I loved presenting it.

Amazing! Great video!

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Did the officials curtail river trips during the release? In 1976 I went down the full length from Lee's Ferry to the last haul out spot with the Sanderson Co. Experience of a lifetime!

Hey! Great Great video!

Awesome Video

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I remember when they did that some decades ago, for the same reason. As I recall, many were concerned of the impact it had on the fish ecology (too much sediment) while others argued it was necessary to improve spawning. Regardless, I'll always remember Lee's Ferry for the size of trout I caught

This flow is going to Lake Mead it’s not being wasted.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Correct

@TubeAmerica

Жыл бұрын

They always release an established amount to maintain normal demands downstream. "Gully washers" erode what's established to be there right now

@jamestucker8088

Жыл бұрын

The only thing wasted is the opportunity to generate hydro power with this water.

@AuraGamer821

Жыл бұрын

@@jamestucker8088 fr

Another excellent post, Sir R. You always seem to be in the right place at the right time. Are you secretly BuWreck's official videographer? Of course, with Powell so low, they're releasing this water at just the right time to avoid giving the fishies downstream nightmares. The water being drawn off is very close to the surface and therefore is the warmest Powell has to offer. When the reservoir is at higher elevtions those releases are of much colder water which then gives the fish a bit of a headache.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Also, no secrets. I work for you the people.!

@DaveFiggley

Жыл бұрын

@@DesertRatExploration lol. Keep up the good work. I'm in the UK so rely on people such as your good self to feed my Powell obsession with real time videos.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

@@DaveFiggley sounds like with all that knowledge you have, your a local

@DaveFiggley

Жыл бұрын

@@DesertRatExploration Ha ! To be honest, I hadn't heard of Lake Powell until about three years ago. Some actress drowned in Lake Piru CA, July 2020. Her young kid was found alone floating on the hire boat. This grabbed my attention and then, via the Salton Sea and Lake Mead, my focus ended up on Lake Powell. And I was hooked. I had no idea the SW was experiencing the worst drought in however many centuries but I picked the perfect time to become a 'Powell Watcher'. Best wishes and keep these fabulous videos coming.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you need to come and explore Powell for yourself. Finally set foot in this land.

I was there in 1996 when they Did a purge just like this. It was Quite a sight too see!!

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! What brought you through Page in 66?

That would be horrible if even one of those valves got stuck open! Cool footage. So much power! Got things moving down stream. That’s for sure.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Nightmare

@donaldkasper8346

Жыл бұрын

Probably backup valves in the pipelines.

@nosondre

Жыл бұрын

@@donaldkasper8346 with their own back-up valves

@RSF-DiscoveryTime

Жыл бұрын

The Engineers would never let that happen. Too much at stake.

The before and after was so important to document, thanks for the videos as I hope people watch them to really understand how this particular water system works. So many misconceptions out there .

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching my little scientific study.

Subscribed!

Love the video and super excited for the water levels to go up you got to love mother nature 🌬️ ❤ 🌧️

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

It's to bad that won't be enough for Lake Mead. Oh and good job on your video 📹

Wow so much water

Great video

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What an amazing vid. Thanks for doing this.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@janskovjensen

Жыл бұрын

easy now, its not enof to build up the downstrem resuwar, sorry fore my bad english

That's a serious unload. Wow!

Actually, Ratty, I see now where they are letting this water out from. Apart from the two spillways, there are ten ways for water to pass through Glen Canyon Dam: eight of them are the penstocks at 3470 that feed water to the turbines and the other two are the 'river outlets' at 3374. So it's no wonder the water shoots out with such force: there's currently a hydraulic head of 150' above the 'river outlet' ports. The water in this HFE isn't as warm as I first assumed. If Powell was ever to drop to the level of the 'river outlets' at 3374 (which it probably never will) it would reach 'Dead Pool' whereby 8% of the reservoir would be trapped behind the dam. The water would be approximately 240' deep at the back face of the dam. Of course, the Colorado would continue to flow into Powell and out through the 'river outlets' down to Mead. Obviously Powell has to deliver 7.5 maf downstream each year and there was some speculation as to whether these 'river outlets' could a) pass enough water to meet the demands of the Lower Basin and b) withstand a constant maximum flow that they weren't designed to take. That's probably a conundrum for a future generation to fathom. Did you just say they are going to release 84% of water coming into Powell down to Mead? That will be interesting.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

If I’m not mistaken or mislead by the BOR data, than yes. A lot of what we are getting should be sent to Mead.

Great footage. Thanks for sharing and documenting,. Did you drift down to each location to film? How did you get before and after in so many locations?

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Mainly hiked and timed all the shots accordingly. No drifting down the river though, that does sound a little more relaxing.

Where is this calm portion of the river with the wooden stairwell? At about the 13:21 mark. Looks beautiful!

@DesertRatExploration

10 ай бұрын

That is called the Ropes Trail Campsite. It can be accessed by a strenuous hike or by boat.

Nice editing collage!

Love the video, thank you. What camera equipment did you use?

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Iphone 14 Pro Max.

This was me before my prostate had other ideas.

Multiple reports stated that Powell would raise over 50 ft. This is just the first release which only raises Mead 1 ft. Many more to come.

Look at that water pressure!

these releases to "mimic the flow of Colorado to replenish beaches" have been going on since the 90's. Now there is more water to release.

very good

@DesertRatExploration

2 ай бұрын

Thank you.

I hate that we at Mead have to take those numbers, but most that goes from Mead and Hoover Dam to California.

@x--.

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, as is California's right. If we are going to have a dumb system based on the tried-and-true method of claiming a right: I called dibs first! Then that's what you get. That's the way property works. Welcome to capitalism. They bought it, they get to use it.

Send it down cause we need it👍

I thought these shower heads were illegal.

It is a thing of great beauty....😁

I think they washed the Spider out.

These occasional high-flow releases are necessary to keep some resemblance of the original, un-dammed river landscape.

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Facts

I was there in 1983 with four outlets open and people drowned when they were taking their boats through the Grand Canyon area.…

I wonder how much thrust is generated by all four of those nozzles open like that? It mist be phenomenal; 🧐

@therealdannymullen

Жыл бұрын

I really hope that pun was intentional... 😂

Beautiful editing !

@DesertRatExploration

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate the feedback.