Lake Powell Water Release Glen Canyon Dam High Flow Experiment 2023

Published 2023-04-28
This video shows the raw, controlled, insane amount of water released at 39,500 cfs. Originating from a massive hydroelectric dam that is the Glen Canyon Dam. You will see the Colorado River at a high flow in order to transport sediment down river to aid the beaches in the Grand Canyon. This is the first spring high flow and hasn’t happened since the drought conditions started to worsen back in 2018. The lake dropped 4 feet in 72 hours. Please note the before and after shots taken at Lee’s Ferry. All water is heading to Lake Mead as billions of gallons flow through the Grand Canyon. Links for data will be provided below.


Bureau Of Reclamation Current Status;

www.usbr.gov/uc/water/crsp/cs/gcd.html



National Park Service High Flow Experiment 2023

www.nps.gov/grca/learn/nature/hfe-23.htm



United States Geological Survey Lee’s Ferry Gauging Station

waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/09380000/#p…



Lake Powell Water Database

lakepowell.water-data.com/

All Comments (21)
  • @tedbarr1551
    I'm 81 and I wish I could pass water like that again.
  • @mdlooney84
    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!
  • @gup8175
    Thanks for the video, great to see below the dam and before/after footage.
  • @cleobean8723
    Good job bud. Top quality. Thanks from all of us.
  • 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 😉
  • @scottg391
    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.
  • 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.
  • @Highland_Moo
    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 👍🏻
  • @beavis8167
    This is some great footage. Just keep making more videos like You have been.
  • @gobbletegook
    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
  • 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.
  • @jsnjcnt
    Good job capturing the event. Thank you buddy.
  • @plyxville
    Thank for posting. Great capture of the sceneries down the canyon.
  • @555atU
    Great video. So glad you went down to Lee's Ferry and the Vermilion Cliffs, love that area.
  • @gcslade7487
    Excellent video. Wow.... the power of water!