Clinton, Utah
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A portion of used water making it to the #GreatSaltLake is better than no water making it to the lake because of water conservation.
Residential returns 50 to 90% of its used water.
Agriculture returns 30 to 50% of its used water.
Great Salt Lake water basin
(Wasatch Front)
10-year Precipitation water supply was 33.54" annual average, 2017 through 2026.
Annual median is 32.8".
0.74" better than average. 👏👏👏
#Utah
Town receives 2 year supply of water.
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GSL Sentinel retweeted
The Forest Service is asking people to stay off San Juan National Forest roads for now. Flood repairs could take years, and at least 2.5 miles of the Colorado Trail near Durango were badly damaged.
ALT Gravel forest road crossing a concrete creek ford below a beetle-killed forest in the San Juan Mountains. File photo from 2024, not from the flood.
Powell growth has slowed, 3541.4' now (USGS).
The Upper San Juan expecting precipitation on the 17th.
Navajo Reservoir increased to 86% as upper basin reservoirs are high.
Snow Water Equivalent 4.9", 313% for upper San Juan.
Southern Utah
Governor Cox ordered state of emergency because of flood damage.
Thursday's Drought Monitor said southern Utah is Abnormally Dry.
😵💫
Lake Powell is still growing, currently receiving over 5 times as much inflow from the San Juan River as it typically gets.
Navajo reservoir up stream increased to 85% full.
Ever notice?
No matter how strong the evidence is, the platitudes are always "we've been in drought for X amount of years"😵💫
"The reservoirs are "only" 50% full."
Only?
No kidding, it is November, reservoirs are supposed to be low.
If any thought was given to GSL, they should be dropped to around 30% full this time of year.
Great Salt Lake water basin
2027 water year is currently ahead of the four most recent big water years.
2027 is at 6" accumulated precipitation.
2011 was 5.2" on November 6.
2019 was 4.8"
2017 was 3.8"
2023 was 3.4"
Water year median is 3.1"
Good Start!
The State of #Utah has a problem of 2 offices spending tax funding with conflicting interests.
GSL commissioner's office charged with mitigating GSL elevation.
Slow the Flow working to decrease flows to GSL.
Southeastern #Utah
11" of accumulated precipitation this water year.
43% of an annual average precipitation.
October was 7.6" of 2.8" average.
November is already above average at 3.5" of 2.1" median. 👏👏👏
