Takeout Road at Pearce Ferry Rapid Under Consideration
October 9th, 2008
River Runners for Wilderness has learned that construction of a road extension from the old Pearce Ferry river take-out to the Colorado River, over a mile away, may be constructed with private funding.
Glen Canyon Dam Update
October 9th, 2008
Glen Canyon Dam Operations
The monthly release volume for October 2008 is scheduled to be 743,000 acre-feet. During the months of September and October, releases from Glen Canyon Dam will be steady as described in the Final Environmental Assessment for Experimental Releases from Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona, 2008 through 2012 (EA). The corresponding release rate for the scheduled release volume for October is about 12,083 cubic feet per second (cfs).
Beginning on November 1, 2008 releases from Glen Canyon Dam will likely resume daily fluctuations as described under the 1996 Glen Canyon Dam Record of Decision. The release volume scheduled for November is 600,000 acre-feet which translates to an average daily release of 10,000 cfs. Daily fluctuations about this average will likely be from about 6,500 cfs during the early morning hours to about 12,500 cfs during the afternoon and evening hours.
Pearce Ferry Rapid Update
October 12th, 2008
River Runners for Wilderness continues to keep our readers apprised of the important changes taking place under what was Lake Mead as the reservoir contracts and changes through years of extended drought. The new Pearce Ferry Rapid is a class 4-rated rapid (on 1-6 scale) that developed over the last two years approximately one mile north of Pearce Ferry at river mile 280.8, where the river flows over a saddle between hills and then straight into a hillside consisting of consolidated gravels.
Grand Canyon Litigation Update
October 25th, 2008
