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Aren't there passageways left over from the dam's construction that could be dynamited to restore the normal flow of the river? Given that the reservoir no long
by sidewndr46 4y ago
Aren't there passageways left over from the dam's construction that could be dynamited to restore the normal flow of the river? Given that the reservoir no longer serves a purpose it seems like that would be the most sensible approach at this point.
- lazide 4y agoIt has no purpose right now. Next year might be flooding, and then you’d better believe everyone wants it.
- sidewndr46 4y agoIsn't that what Glen Canyon Dam exists for?
- lazide 4y agoNope, though it helps. On a flood year, the Colorado is pretty nuts.
- sidewndr46 4y agoWhat's the real impact of a downpour year (like the 1980s had) downstream of Glen canyon dam without the Hoover dam in place? It looks like Yuma is the only population center before you get to Mexico. Mexico historically gets basically 0 water from the river from what I understand.
- lazide 4y agoThere are some interesting studies on it, but practically ‘it depends’. Mostly water capture infra, bridges, etc. right now I imagine. We’d want to capture as much of that water though, most likely.