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Environment & Energy

NNadir

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6. Thanks. What I don't see in the photographs is the David Brower Memorial Bathtub Ring in Glen Canyon.

Reply to hatrack (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 03:17 PM

3 hrs ago

One can see it here: Glen Canyon Institute

I am nowhere near old enough, although I'm an old man, to have seen Glen Canyon in its original majesty.

You know, they wanted to do this to the Grand Canyon as well.

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As Of 2/7/2026, Lake Powell Now Below 25% Of Capacity; Trash Screens Visible Above Penstocks On Dam Face [View all] hatrack 8 hrs ago OP

The fan dance with the beautiful destroyed Glen Canyon must be on. NNadir 7 hrs ago #1

And yet, still some good news - i.e. giving nature a chance to do what she does . . . hatrack 3 hrs ago #5

Thanks. What I don't see in the photographs is the David Brower Memorial Bathtub Ring in Glen Canyon. NNadir 3 hrs ago #6

True, most of the Escalante River is above the maximum reservoir elevation of 3,715 feet. hatrack 3 hrs ago #7

WHY? is it dropping? usaf-vet 4 hrs ago #2

20+ year drought, snowpack at 50% (at least at the moment), overallocation of water that's not there . . . hatrack 4 hrs ago #3

They've only had 81% of normal precipitation for the year (as it has been for many of the past decade) OnlinePoker 4 hrs ago #4

Toward the end he says something about a good snow pack this year could help to recharge the lake. flashman13 2 hrs ago #8