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A race against water
Denver Post ^ | 26 Apr 05

Posted on 04/26/2005 7:13:34 AM PDT by rellimpank

By Electa Draper Denver Post Staff Writer

“Once a track is exposed, it’s like a ticking clock,” says Andre Delgalvis, a Grand Junction resident who has made some rare fossil finds on Lake Powell’s temporarily exposed shore.

Bullfrog, Utah - Andre Delgalvis scrambles over new shoreline at Lake Powell and spies three-toed dinosaur tracks only recently exposed by plunging water levels at the desert reservoir.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: drouth; fossils; water
--even the cloud of drouth can have a silver lining--
1 posted on 04/26/2005 7:13:35 AM PDT by rellimpank
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To: rellimpank
Lake Powell’s temporarily exposed shore.

With all the building going on I suspect water levels will drop and she'll be able to search for whatever at even lower levels.

2 posted on 04/26/2005 7:18:20 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

They actually have had a drought condition for several years running, but this winter they have had above average snow and rain, so the lake level is on the way up.
Interesting website:
http://www.usbr.gov/lc/riverops.html


3 posted on 04/26/2005 7:28:42 AM PDT by ProudVet77 ("Warning: Frequent sarcastic posts")
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