Posted on 06/01/2022 7:19:10 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Memorial Day boaters captured the scene on video as a massive rockfall crashed into the waters of Lake Powell.
The dramatic rockslide happened on the Utah side of the lake – the second largest reservoir in the country – where water levels have continued to plunge due to the unrelenting drought conditions gripping much of the West.
Mila Carter, who shot the video, said she was heading to Antelope Point Marina with her husband, Steve Carter, when they noticed rocks and sand falling off the cliff near the entrance of Warm Creek. They stopped the boat and started taking pictures and a video that captured the event unfolding.
“We were not expecting anything like that,” said Mila Carter. As the section of the cliff broke off, her husband sped away for safety.
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Erosion in action.
Good thing her hubby had the good sense to skeedaddle.
Good! It is what I have been saying. If you don’t want to let the water out because you don’t want it below a certain level, then at least fill it to that level with rocks. Now, they can release more water.
Water “stuck” in a lake is a waste of water - and fresh water, at that.
Heat works its will on sandstone just as water does.
A perfect moment for a Mezzo Sorprano to sing the aria from The Ride of the Valkyries.
Limited water. Limited food. Limited energy. So many lines in the sand, yet the American people keep walking backwards.
Geology happens! :)
California needs to tear down more dams to let the last water run to the ocean.
Proof that rocks float on water.
Erosion and gravity. :-)
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