Sentences with phrase «lake levels drop»

Regional water management plans call for water restrictions to kick in when lake levels drop below 1075 feet (328 meters).

But after dry winters with low snowpack, lake levels drop and toad eggs can find themselves in as little as 10 cm of water.

Not exact matches

Lake levels have dropped in the last month as outflows increase, which is providing some relief to businesses and property owners along the shoreline.

This photograph of a chart in the Water Environmental Protection Department's report to county legislators shows the drop in phosphorous levels in Onondaga Lake.

The level of phosphorus, which causes extreme algae growth, has dropped dramatically in Onondaga Lake, the county's top water quality official told Onondaga County legislators today.

Light levels dropped sharply with depth in the lakes but they all contained enough nutrients to be highly productive.

One study on southeastern Lake Michigan revealed that by 2009, phytoplankton levels in springtime — the prime plankton - growing time of year — had dropped nearly 90 percent since the mussels took over the lake botLake Michigan revealed that by 2009, phytoplankton levels in springtime — the prime plankton - growing time of year — had dropped nearly 90 percent since the mussels took over the lake botlake bottom.

Oded Aharonson «s group at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena estimates the lake level is dropping by about a metre every terrestrial year, suggesting part of the lake bed must be very flat.

Lake Mead's levels steadily dropped by nearly one foot every month.

Scientists believe that a drop of this magnitude would keep algal blooms at safe levels for people and the lake.

In January, Lake Norman near Charlotte, N.C., dropped to 93.7 feet, less than a foot above the minimum allowed level for Duke Energy's McGuire Nuclear Station.

Rising sea levels, loss of water in the Great Lakes, and reduced hydropower were among the injuries alleged by the plaintiffs; the lawsuits have since been combined, and two states have dropped out since the original suit was filed.

Similarly, if water levels in Lake Mead drop below 1,075 feet in elevation, officials would have to declare a water emergency and begin rationing water allotments to Nevada and Arizona.

«If we had not had a really wet snow year this year, we'd be approaching the point where Lake Powell dropped below hydropower levels,» McCool said.

When the lake's water level drops below a certain point, calls go out for water conservation and news reports show images of the red mud shoreline.

Since the last ice age, the three - spined stickleback, a very common small fish, has adapted to the innumerable brooks and lakes it wound up in when the level of the seas dropped after the ice receded.

In the 1990s, the water level of the lake dropped significantly but has since recovered.

Another thing is the water table of the region is dependent on the water table of the lake, and with this dam, the lake levels will drop.

First, Lake Mead dropped to it lowest levels ever.

The equatorial regions now began a marked desiccation, with a drop in level of all the great African lakes.

Combined with water withdrawals that many believe are not sustainable, the drought has caused a dramatic drop in Lake Powell's water level.

By 2002, the lake level had dropped far enough that the exposed canyon walls created a pale outline around the lake.

Water levels: The 2009 NCA93 included predictions of a significant drop in Great Lakes levels by the end of the century, based on methods of linking climate models to hydrologic models.

The white ring of bleached rock on the once - red cliffs that hold Lake Powell indicate the drop in water level over the past decade — the result of repeated winters with low snowfall.

U.S. Drought Monitor California http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA Once - In -1200-Year California Drought Bears Signature Of Climate Change http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/12/08/3600717/california-drought-climate-change-2/ Leading Scientists Explain How Climate Change Is Worsening California's Epic Drought The Water Levels Of The Middle East's Biggest Lake Have Dropped 95 Percent In Two Decades China's Largest Freshwater Lake Dries Up: Is the Massive Three Gorges Dam to Blame?

But in his book, Dr. Lomborg cites figures from the United States Census Bureau, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the European Environment Agency to show that the rate of world population growth has actually been dropping sharply since 1964; the level of international debt decreased slightly from 1984 to 1999; the price of oil, adjusted for inflation, is half what it was in the early 1980's; and the sulfur emissions that generate acid rain (which has turned out to do little if any damage to forests, though some to lakes) have been cut substantially since 1984.

The article looked at the effects dropping water levels in Lake Mead could have on regional tourism and references the Bathtub Ring Group Project, which reported that if water falls to the 1,000 - foot level, triggering automatic water - delivery cutbacks, economic losses could reach $ 280 million.

But the state's record drought has caused the lake's water level to drop close to levels that could trigger automatic cutbacks in water deliveries through the region.

The second article, published on June 24, was titled «Lake Mead watch: As levels fall, hydropower dips» and began by saying, «As water levels in Lake Mead continue to drop, the future of «the greatest dam in the world» is more precarious than it ever has been...»

This, they concluded, puts the onus on water managers to strike a sustainable water budget among urban and agricultural users in the lake's basin to prevent the level from dropping further.

3) Joins all three states (and the U.S. government) in collective responsibility to protect Lake Mead's water, especially if lake levels continue to drop — and provides for the first time that California will share in some of the water reductiLake Mead's water, especially if lake levels continue to drop — and provides for the first time that California will share in some of the water reductilake levels continue to drop — and provides for the first time that California will share in some of the water reductions.

Between 2000 and 2005, drought conditions (combined with greatly increased water usage in Arizona, California, Nevada and Colorado) caused Lake Powell levels to drop nearly 120 feet.

The heaviest precipitation from the repeat storms that have struck the Golden State have hit the very region that drains to Lake Oroville, and the frequency of the storms has meant that the lake has not had a chance to recover, with water levels dropping significantly in between stoLake Oroville, and the frequency of the storms has meant that the lake has not had a chance to recover, with water levels dropping significantly in between stolake has not had a chance to recover, with water levels dropping significantly in between storms.