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Autopsy of a Post Reservoir River
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Is it a reservoir in crisis or a river recovering? In October of 2021 a crew of river scientist and river runners and this podcast traveled down Cataract Canyon to examine a retreating reservoir and a recovering river. As Lake Powell dips below 30% of full, the Colorado River is cutting through the decades of reservoir sediment. What is in the sediment? On top of it? What is next?SPONSORED ORGANIZATIONRiversEdge WestGUESTSPete LefebvreDr Brenda BowenDr Scott HynekDr Cari JohnsonDr Sasha ReedDr Jack Schmidt LINKSReturning RapidsCataract CanyonColorado RiverLake PowellCenter for Colorado River Studies MEDIASalt Lake Tribune: As Lake Powell shrinks, the Colorado River is coming back to lifeNew Yorker: The Lost Canyon Under Lake PowellBook: Under White Sky RIVER RADIUS PODCAST EPISODESThe Returning Rapids of Cataract Canyon 2021The silty byproduct of Lake PowellRecycling (river) water in Southern CaliforniaSouthern California's Water, Yesterday & Tomorrow
Released:
Dec 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (99)
The silty byproduct of Lake Powell: This episode is a follow up to the Returning Rapids episode and hosts a conversation with the Bureau of Reclamation about the receding Lake Powell and all the sediment byproduct left behind as the nation's second largest reservoir sits at 1/3 of full. by The River Radius Podcast