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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:41 PM Original message |
Mead At 39% Of Capacity; Hoover's Dam's Power Output Also Down, Pushing Utilities' Rates Higher |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. that is ...worrisome. |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. 10 feet lower than last year at this time |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Somehow I suspect this graph is making things look worse than they are |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Well, if you prefer hard data... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. The spillway elevation is at 1205.4 feet above sea level |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Yes, but it can never really be emptied - dead pool storage has got to be at least a few MAF |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Dead pool is at 895 |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. It depends on what you want the water for. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Trust me, I know that the situation is bad |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. It's wide at the top, but narrow at the bottom |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 08:17 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. True enough - otherwise they wouldn't have chosen Black Canyon as the dam site |
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Dead_Parrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 02:06 AM Response to Original message |
10. Pic courtesy of DemoTex: |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 03:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Worth a thousand words (as they say). (n/t) |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 04:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Damn |
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