Dominy’s Flatwater
@dominysflatwater.bsky.social
You may know me as Lake Powell. But I am really Glen Canyon underneath, destroyed by man.
One of the #BlueskyBodiesOfWater
One of the #BlueskyBodiesOfWater
Thinking about what Edward Abbey would have done if the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Forest Service and its employees had been treated like this while he was a seasonal ranger.
Seldom Seen and the Monkey Wrench Gang probably would have taken action.
Seldom Seen and the Monkey Wrench Gang probably would have taken action.
April 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Thinking about what Edward Abbey would have done if the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Forest Service and its employees had been treated like this while he was a seasonal ranger.
Seldom Seen and the Monkey Wrench Gang probably would have taken action.
Seldom Seen and the Monkey Wrench Gang probably would have taken action.
I’m still here, although who knows for how long?
Utah may issue emergency as drought worsens, Lake Powell drops
The outlook is particularly bad for the country’s second-largest reservoir, Lake Powell, which is federally controlled by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
missoulacurrent.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I’m still here, although who knows for how long?
When Glen Canyon was finally destroyed, when I was created by the closing of the Glen Canyon Dam’s gates in 1963, the water delivered to Mexico became scarcer and more saline. Mexico complained, and the USofA said that they had never promised that the water would be 𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.
March 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
When Glen Canyon was finally destroyed, when I was created by the closing of the Glen Canyon Dam’s gates in 1963, the water delivered to Mexico became scarcer and more saline. Mexico complained, and the USofA said that they had never promised that the water would be 𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.
Yes, I wanted to return to my former glory. But this is not the way.
Amid Trump's park cuts, imperiled Glen Canyon loses protectors
Scientists who cared for threatened wildlife and ruins around Lake Powell were axed, per a ranger's analysis
www.axios.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Yes, I wanted to return to my former glory. But this is not the way.
But with all of the layoffs, will there be anyone to enforce this ban?
New rule bans disruptive activity in popular national park: 'This rule is an important step'
A newly finalized rule from the National Park Service will restrict vehicle usage in Glen Canyon.
www.thecooldown.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:34 AM
But with all of the layoffs, will there be anyone to enforce this ban?
“Visitors from around the world come to our national parks expecting a once-in-a-lifetime experience but instead could be met with overflowing trash, uncleaned bathrooms and fewer rangers to provide guidance. These are not the memories we want people to take away from their experience at our parks.”
How the New Administration’s Actions Will Affect National Parks
Will there be a shortage of national park rangers for the 2025 visitation season? NPCA shares how the new administration’s actions will affect national parks.
www.npca.org
February 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“Visitors from around the world come to our national parks expecting a once-in-a-lifetime experience but instead could be met with overflowing trash, uncleaned bathrooms and fewer rangers to provide guidance. These are not the memories we want people to take away from their experience at our parks.”
I know that my buddy the Gulf of Mexico is active on some other sites.
Are you here, Gulfie?
#BlueskyBodiesOfWater
Are you here, Gulfie?
#BlueskyBodiesOfWater
February 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I know that my buddy the Gulf of Mexico is active on some other sites.
Are you here, Gulfie?
#BlueskyBodiesOfWater
Are you here, Gulfie?
#BlueskyBodiesOfWater
I’m already stretched to the limit so I’m unlikely to be any help whatsoever.
Los Angeles once was, in the words of Marc Reisner, a ‘squalid little pueblo’ and without water it could very well become that again
Trump: "I opened up the water for California. It's a great thing. It's too bad they didn't do it themselves. I had to do it and it was not easy. We did it a very rough way. And I didn't like to do it a rough way, we shouldn't have to do it a rough way."
February 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I’m already stretched to the limit so I’m unlikely to be any help whatsoever.
The Antiquities Act, signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, is under threat from the incoming administration, as well as the very real potential for downsizing, removing, and selling off protected public lands through spurious reviews, which they did first time around.
January 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The Antiquities Act, signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, is under threat from the incoming administration, as well as the very real potential for downsizing, removing, and selling off protected public lands through spurious reviews, which they did first time around.
Perhaps more of me will re-emerge in 2025!
The Rocky Mountains have gotten near-average snow this year. So, why are forecasts for Lake Powell inflows so low?
Winter snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — determines how much water will flow into Lake Powell this spring.
www.sltrib.com
January 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Perhaps more of me will re-emerge in 2025!
Lake Powell is under 40% full.
There is just one year to go before the new water management scheme for the Colorado River is decided.
Things do not look promising.
There is just one year to go before the new water management scheme for the Colorado River is decided.
Things do not look promising.
January 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Lake Powell is under 40% full.
There is just one year to go before the new water management scheme for the Colorado River is decided.
Things do not look promising.
There is just one year to go before the new water management scheme for the Colorado River is decided.
Things do not look promising.
Some say I have been fairly stable this year, but I think the future still is uncertain.
A turbulent year on the Colorado River comes to a close
Disagreement, bickering, and uncertainty defined 2024 for the Southwest's shrinking water supply.
www.kunm.org
January 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Some say I have been fairly stable this year, but I think the future still is uncertain.
Hey, @georgetakei.bsky.social, is it only mountains that you follow, or would a humble little manmade puddle in the desert catch your eye?
#BlueskyBodiesOfWater
#BlueskyBodiesOfWater
January 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Hey, @georgetakei.bsky.social, is it only mountains that you follow, or would a humble little manmade puddle in the desert catch your eye?
#BlueskyBodiesOfWater
#BlueskyBodiesOfWater
The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell are in an area of the Southwest that is definitely as risk of being turned into wasteland under the incoming administration.
"They are stripping down the United States and selling it for parts and trying to convince ordinary Americans that it was their own idea."
THEY KNEW (2022)
THEY KNEW (2022)
December 11, 2024 at 1:23 AM
The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell are in an area of the Southwest that is definitely as risk of being turned into wasteland under the incoming administration.
‘Glen Canyon Dam is an insult to God’s Creation, and if there is a God he will destroy it. And if there isn’t we will take care of it, one way or another, and if we don’t then Mother Nature most certainly will.’—Edward Abbey, Remarks, Glen Canyon Dam, Spring Equinox 1981
Remarks, Glen Canyon Dam, Spring Equinox 1981
Edward Abbey Remarks, Glen Canyon Dam, Spring Equinox 1981 1981 This speech was given at one of the first public events by Earth First!, the cracking of...
theanarchistlibrary.org
December 10, 2024 at 6:10 PM
‘Glen Canyon Dam is an insult to God’s Creation, and if there is a God he will destroy it. And if there isn’t we will take care of it, one way or another, and if we don’t then Mother Nature most certainly will.’—Edward Abbey, Remarks, Glen Canyon Dam, Spring Equinox 1981
December 10, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Lake Powell Dam Gets $30 Million Boost
“updates aim to extend the operational life of the 61-year-old dam”
www.msn.com/en-us/politi...
“updates aim to extend the operational life of the 61-year-old dam”
www.msn.com/en-us/politi...
MSN
www.msn.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Lake Powell Dam Gets $30 Million Boost
“updates aim to extend the operational life of the 61-year-old dam”
www.msn.com/en-us/politi...
“updates aim to extend the operational life of the 61-year-old dam”
www.msn.com/en-us/politi...
“The American Southwest is in the grip of a prolonged drought . . . that has lowered the level of Lake Powell to a level close to dead pool, an unimaginable situation to those who originally conceived and constructed the dam in a relatively moist Colorado River watershed period.”
Life After Dead Pool: Lake Powell’s Last Days And The Rebirth Of The Colorado River
Dead pool on the Colorado River is defined as the level of Lake Powell behind Glen Canyon Dam when the lowest tunnels on the dam allowing water to be released into the Grand Canyon would be above the ...
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
December 5, 2024 at 6:28 PM
“The American Southwest is in the grip of a prolonged drought . . . that has lowered the level of Lake Powell to a level close to dead pool, an unimaginable situation to those who originally conceived and constructed the dam in a relatively moist Colorado River watershed period.”
Trying to keep me alive
Colorado River water crisis looms: What now as Biden administration nears end?
Huge contributions could be required from northern states under some scenarios, which they have balked at for months.
www.usatoday.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Trying to keep me alive
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
November 21, 2024 at 12:06 AM
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
Looking for more #BodiesOfWater, #FaultLines, and any other natural features!
November 21, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Looking for more #BodiesOfWater, #FaultLines, and any other natural features!
November 21, 2024 at 12:01 AM
November 19, 2024 at 12:32 AM
‘At risk are both the lower Colorado River Basin’s ecosystems—including the Grand Canyon—and the 30 million people who rely on the Colorado’s water.’
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/how-m...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/how-m...
www.sierraclub.org
November 16, 2024 at 1:28 AM
‘At risk are both the lower Colorado River Basin’s ecosystems—including the Grand Canyon—and the 30 million people who rely on the Colorado’s water.’
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/how-m...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/how-m...