Thanks Biden
Thanks Biden
I know it just came out but I feel like this is not getting enough coverage.It's getting scary out there. Lots of rivers are at all time lows. Having this level of deficit already is a major concern. If we have a dry spring lots of communities are going to have drinking water concerns. Poweshiek Water is already instituting a mandatory conservation order. These are the types of things you see in dry years mid-summer, not mid-march. Here is a map showing the stream flow by watershed in the state. Yikes!
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Yikes, i figured with the decent amounts of rain the last month that it would be much improved.
The map is from last week but may well still be accurate.Yikes, i figured with the decent amounts of rain the last month that it would be much improved.
I do know the Racoon River in Des Moines is back up again and they are letting more water out of Saylorville now so hopefully that's a good sign.
Not great for morel prospects
They were pushing global cooling at me as a schoolboy in the early 70s.A UW limnologist told me that by 2050 they expect the lakes in Madison will not freeze over completely at all.
How do they measure this stuff? I'm guessing the "norm" is based on historical averages? But what do the measure? Water flow in creeks and rivers? Take soil samples at different depths to get moisture content? Or is it just based off rain/snow fall over a certain amount of time?
They did say yesterday next Monday and Tuesday we have a chance for some heavy rain.Is it forecast to be wetter in upcoming months? Drought monitor outlooks show IA drought improving and even going away in spots
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Wyoming volcano?Yall are welcome down in AZ.
If we're all going to go dry, may as well nuke that volcano and start over.
The USGS has gauges in every river in the country measuring flowHow do they measure this stuff? I'm guessing the "norm" is based on historical averages? But what do the measure? Water flow in creeks and rivers? Take soil samples at different depths to get moisture content? Or is it just based off rain/snow fall over a certain amount of time?
What’s your water bill like? Depending on where your usage is measured.So supposedly I’m in a severe drought, but my sump pump is running every couple hours. I must have drainage issues or something?