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Let's talk about the megadrought, Lake Powell, and the future....

Belle of the Ranch

Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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0:00.0

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Well, howdy there, internet people people let's go again so today we are going to talk

0:27.2

about the mega drought and how it is impacting Lake Powell which is a reservoir that produces electricity that is ran by the federal

0:36.6

government.

0:38.7

So it is currently at its lowest levels, ever. If it drops another 32 feet, there will be no electricity generated

0:51.1

by it. The electricity powers 5.8 million homes and

0:59.4

businesses in seven states. This is a big deal. For context, if it drops another 32 feet, no

1:07.3

electricity over the last three years, it has dropped a hundred feet. The worst case scenario if left unattended means no

1:19.9

electricity after about January. Now there are plans to help mitigate this and help

1:29.8

extend how long they'll be able to produce electricity and supply water.

1:36.2

The federal government sent out a letter to the states talking about holding back another 40 billion

1:42.3

gallons of water that is on top of the 110 billion

1:48.0

that has already been held back.

1:50.0

Now they have just released a plan that says they're going to bring more water to Powell,

1:57.7

two light Powell from reservoirs that are upstream and in hopes that these plans will raise the surface level there by 16 feet, which is good,

2:11.0

but at current rates of loss, that's going to buy about six months.

2:16.2

The states impacted by this are Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah,

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