Talk:Lake Powell/Archive 1

Archive 1

Surface area

Shouldn't 102.88 square miles equal 266.46 square kilometers, not 1627 as is currently listed? [[1]] --Aaron 67.182.211.191 15:29, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

Yes, for my opinion Aaron is right. So - what's wrong in the facts ??? --84.138.80.249 22:29, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Volume

Volume of Lake Powell: I think this - 26.5 km³ (21,505,000 acre.feet) - isn't right, because i know from many sources of ~33,3 km³. --84.138.80.249 14:40, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Each figure might be correct, depending on the date. The volume of water in the reservoir fluctuates seasonally, and over the last few years there's been an overall downward trend. JamesMLane 17:37, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Isn't the maximum (~33,3 km³) to be mentioned in the facts ??? --84.138.80.249 22:29, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

That would be fine as long as it's labeled that way. When I see an unqualified reference to "volume" I assume it's the actual volume. If 33.3 is the volume when it's full (which it may never be again), that could be included but labeled "capacity". JamesMLane 02:13, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Effects of Drought, Future of Lake, Water Levels, Etc.

I think this article could use a section on the future of the lake, and its current status. Just quickly glancing at the water-level link [2], it is presently at 47% of capacity. I live in Arizona and as long as I can remember we have been experiencing a drought. It would also appear that the rate of usage exceeds that rate at which the lake is refilled by rivers upstream. !jim 22:16, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Whoops, nevermind, that info is in the history section. !jim 22:17, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Rincon

Wikimedia Commons could use some good photos of the Rincon at Lake Powell, to illustrate this page and also rincon (abandoned meander). This Rincon is a really big one. --Una Smith (talk) 21:37, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Lake Powell

I need to get the total square miles of Lake Powell. I have research the web and can't find the square miles, which is needed for a research project.

Can anyone provide me with this info. Thanks in advance for your immediate assistance

Dana - dana@txgca.org Dec 29, 2005

Note my comment in the section above: The volume varies. As a result, the same is true of the surface area. The more water the reservoir is holding, the larger the area it covers.

According to this site, the area covered went from 250 square miles to 131 square miles during the recent prolonged drought.

Our article gives the area as 266 square miles, which is what the reservoir would cover if it were full. [3] We use that figure for the sake of simplicity. We can't be revising the article twice a day as the water level rises and falls. If you need to know the actual area covered as of some current date, you might try contacting Living Rivers or the Glen Canyon Institute. Both are knowledgeable organizations whose websites are linked in the article. Nevertheless, you can make your life easier if, for your purposes, the maximum surface area covered will do. JamesMLane 04:24, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

  WHERE IS LAKE POWELL?

The pictures on the page are very nice,however I need to know where the lake is on a map of the U.S. I have no idea how to post this info (when I eventually find it)but wouldn't it be great if we could have a normal map which includes state lines and major roads etc? Thanks! 76.166.245.241 (talk) 00:35, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Length, and also widths of note

The article never mentions the length or notable widths of the lake.

These are facts that many will be curious about. By contrast, the Lake Meade Wikipedia article does have that information.

69.171.160.241 (talk) 15:57, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Neutrality dispute

There is/was lots of loaded language and unverified statements like "monumental mistake", "infested", "exorbitant", "delight", and 'tourists are going elsewhere'. The tone of parts of the article is very much that of an opinion rather than an encyclopedia entry. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 140.32.73.64 (talk) 16:52, 23 April 2007 (UTC).

Agreed. The previous state was pretty NPOV in the opposite direction, IMO, so I don't think a simple revert is appropriate. Thanks for starting the work! --R27182818 15:12, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

I also agree. This article clearly argues that Lake Powell is Bad, especially in statements like " and Glen Canyon began to die". Bdjensen 03:45, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

I have removed the 'Environmental Impacts' section since it was unsourced editorializing. 100%. Emmetlang (talk) 16:38, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Unsourced history

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake_Powell&type=revision&diff=90611749&oldid=90565188

9 years and no one has managed to come up with citations for the changes made here. If none can be found, I suggest the two paragraphs be removed. 184.166.11.175 (talk) 06:27, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Removed unsourced quote. Vsmith (talk) 14:34, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

"Gold King"

According to the news, there's 3 million gallons of toxic water (Acid mine drainage ?) heading downstream toward Lake Powell due to a problem when the EPA was draining toxic waste from a mine from the 1920s. It won't reach the lake for a few days, hopefully it won't cause any problems worth adding to the article, but it's something it keep an eye on this week. Ikmxx (talk) 19:42, 10 August 2015 (UTC)