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The Emerging Secrets of Lake Mead: Is It Really As Bad As They Say?
Date of adventure: 5/12/22
Since Lake Mead is drying up, dead bodies have started surfacing from its murky depths. Were these Mafia murder victims, given "concrete shoes" and sent to "sleep with the fishes?" Join me as I investigate the alarming but fascinating state of Lake Mead today! Spoiler alert: It's still beautiful!
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The lake was drying up 30 years ago when I lived in Lost Wages. The desert was not created to support all those people.
you're forgetting about the 1200 year drought
then add a few Million migrants from across the border.
People need to save the lake. It should not be drying up.
Where I live in Ohio, we were taught in like the 4th grade that there is very little water in a "desert". Lake Mead and Lake Powell were not designed for 40 million people to survive. Like you said Sarah, mother nature always wins it back. But keep on watering those golf courses.
Human ingenuity could've overcome the problem. There's a lot of water in the PNW and the Mississippi river. Most of the water is used for agriculture in the Southwest desert.
Spot on, Tall Dude
I worked the railroad between Vegas and Yermo Ca, and I was told there is some sort of underground water supply somewhere out there
@@tstocker6926 There is also the Ogallala Aquifer in Nebraska used mainly for agriculture.
@@tstocker6926 thanks but we'll keep ours in the pnw for our needs up here
Sara, I know Lake Mead NRA very well! I worked as a US Park Ranger/ Firefighter at the Shivwits Ranger Station which was administered by the Echo Bay Sub-District in 1993 and 1994 and I remember eating at the Tail of the Whale Restaurant on occasion. I also worked at Catherine’s Ranger Station, Las Vegas Wash, and Boulder Beach in 1986 and 1987. I can’t believe how much Lake Mead’s water level has gone down since I worked there, and that’s really heartbreaking. Thanks for sharing this informative video Sara!
I lived there in the 80’s and this is so depressing! Many memories made there, boating, camping, water skiing. The lake was full and blue, with waves like the ocean.
Same! I feel this to my core. I grew up spending every summer at Lake Powell, and seeing this makes me so sad knowing my kiddos and their kids won’t have the same memories we did.
So sad, I've wanted to move to Arizona or Nevada but thinking I'm better off here in the tropical climate of Florida!!
Gussssssh. Said it before, and will say it again: " *Girl you should work for PBS the way Huell Howser did* . " You're passion for Nevada's Gold is no less than his for California's Gold
Hey Sarah, thanks for being so kind to my daughter when she ran into you out by Dumont Dunes last month. She was thrilled to have met you in person and letting her get a selfie.
This is a genuine "Celebrity" we are seeing, here in the person of "Wonder Hussy".
@@Patriot36What? That she used to be a nude model?
Obviously Sarah doesn’t hide that fact nor should she be ashamed of it.
And from the tone of your comment I’d assume your daughter is probably too young to be perusing UA-cam.
I was doing a little research on Lake Mead and hit your video. You do an absolutely stellar job. You are a natural story-teller, keeping it moving, interesting, and accurate! Keep it up!
The way your sunglasses drop down when you're talking to the camera 🤣 reminds me of nurses at my job talking to me about something important
I lived in Vegas 10 years ago, you weren't allowed to wash your own car at your house or water the lawn. There even was city employees patrolling homes and issuing fines for using water.
Bet those golf courses were lush and green...
@@skyking228 , growing crops in the Sonoran desert probably isnt the best use of water
@@skyking228 They are on wells. That's why they are allowed to exist
@Baby Blu3 Sure
@Baby Blu3 Even sadder, they are building a massive WATER PARK here in Phoenix, the biggest ever - cant make this up
You did a much finer job than any news cast about the same situation, you've got a remarkable talent 👍☮️
I spent a lot of time on mead in the 90s and saw it start to drip in 98 and 99. Weather changed dramatically then
@@davek1833 I was first in LV as a boy in 1970. We rolled into town at 1:30 a.m. and the temp was a balmy 113* F. Next day we got up and looked around - seemed like no matter which direction we turned, it was desert, and it looked like it had been desert for a really long time.
We’ve joked for several years about moving somewhere with actual rainfall. Might actually happen if things keep drying up. 😞
😉
@@KenWhitson777 Don't come to Texas.
Wonderhussy...One of your finest posts yet! You did a darn-shot better than just about anyone else who attempted to document the shrinking water impact on Lake Mead...and, you did it with "entertainment" value!
This was excellent! Informative, funny, ominous, real and authentic. All factors that are extremely hard to find these days.
GREAT VIDEO SARAH JANE... LOTS OF SPECIAL MEMORIES FOR MY WIFE AND I.
When my wife and I came to Vegas in 1973, we lived at Lake Mead. We both had jobs at Lake Mead Marina, I was the Buffet Assistant, we cooked and set a buffet for the two tour boats "Echo 4" and "Echo 5" owned by the Marina.
There were NINE marinas on Lake Mead's FIVE BASINS. The water then was just below the top edge of the Bath Tub Ring.
I worked at the restaurant and my wife worked across the hallway at the General Store. Because we worked for Lake Mead Marina and they owned the Lake Mead LODGE, we got to LIVE at Lake Mead Lodge (I think they just tore it down.) for $2 a day.
We had a pool and a maid for $2 a day. Every weekend we rented a 28 foot patio boat and went SCUBA DIVING in most of the 108 coves around the five basins. Wishing Well and Monkey Cove were our favorite.
Wishing Well is half way between Boulder Beach and Temple Bar in Arizona and Monkey Cove is within half a mile from "THE TEMPLE", a white sandstone monolith in the middle of the Temple Bar cove (Virgin Basin) that rose up 150 feet out of the water.
I was working at Lake Mead Marina when one of two tour boats the "ECHO 4" exploded and everything above the waterline disappeared.
Lake Mead Marina was moved to Hemenway Harbor, because the water around Saddle Island where you were, near the straws got so low the floating restaurant was no longer floating.
Lake Mead Marina used to be in Saddle Cove and Las Vegas Boat Harbor was two coves North of Lake Mead Marina.
Today BOTH Las Vegas Boat Harbor and Lake Mead Marina have been combined and moved to Hemenway Harbor Cove.
There really is no other place for the marinas to go if the water continues to diminish.
From 1973 with the exception of 2 years we went back to Maryland, only to return to Vegas in 1976... we grew up at Lake Mead (Was there YESTERDAY... 5/17/2022).
We HAD A BLAST growing up around Lake Mead.
One of my duties at Lake Mead Marina/Nautical Inn was to prepare hors d'oeuvres including Rumake, then carry a large tray of the treats out to the 38 foot cabin cruiser named "ALOUETTE" owned by Paul McVay, the then manager of Lake Mead Marina.
Once a week the Showgirls from "Les Folies Bergere", a topless show at the Tropicana Hotel would come out to the marina and Paul and myself (I served the food.) would take the girls out for a cruise up to Hoover Dam where the Showgirls would sunbathe nude on the deck, snack on treats while they got rid of their tan lines.
When my wife and I reminisce about our 45 years in Las Vegas, that period when we first arrived and worked and played at Lake Mead is remembered as a very fine and fun time. We had ZERO WORRIES, work at the marina and play on the Lake, explore the canyons.
It was not horrible!
PS, I wonder if the skeleton found in Callville Bay might have been William “Ceco” Cline, an inspector for the Civil Aeronautics Administration who was knocked out of Howard Hughes' plane back in 1943.
Howard was conducting a flight test of an experimental Sea Plane when the prop broke off, came through the fuselage and hit Howard's Mechanic Richard Felt in the head before knocking William Cline out of the airplane, his body was never found.
Howard received a severe blow to his head, which left a large scar visible the rest of his life.
Maybe the skeleton was Ceco Cline?
What a great story! I can't help wondering what caused the boat to explode? My first thought was you were serving beans, but humor aside, I am wondering what caused it.
@@greyeaglem Sorry for leaving out that detail... in boats that have sub-floors or enclosed engine compartments there is often a blower system, sometimes automatic, sometimes manually triggered that exhausts/removes any gas fumes that may have escaped from the engine or fuel lines or even the venting of the fuel tank under the floor or in the engine compartment.
Especially in the Summer months in Southern Nevada when ambient air temps can and do reach 121 degrees at times.
If there are fuel fumes trapped below either in the bilge under the floor or the sub-floor engine compartment and for any reason there is a spark from the battery or starter electrical contacts or even the Rotor/Stator sparking in the starter itself, the boat, any boat as described can catch fire or explode if not vented using a blower system before cranking the engine.
That is what Paul McVay reported happened that day. The blower system failed to remove the fuel fumes, either by equipment failure or human error.
Lake Mead Marina is a restaurant and store that float on 3 foot x 4 foot x 6 foot closed cell foam blocks attached under the flooring of the marina. Lots of those foam blocks.
The day the "Echo 4" exploded, when Paul saw the mushroom cloud, he jumped on his yacht the "Alouette" backed out of his slip, with the stern of the boat facing the restaurant, he slammed the throttle forward, the boat climbed out of the water and the wake he generated nearly broke the restaurant free of it's mooring cables.
Inside it felt like a Tsunami.
There were several people on the "Echo 4", none seriously hurt, all went in the water and Paul rescued them.
Did the showgirls shave down there.???
@@marblox9300 A rare few in 1973. Well groomed for French Cut outfits, but of the 12, I only remember 2 being shaved. Hey! You did ask.
@@marblox9300 Pre 2000 this was not a social practice as it is now. Still, I prefer fur as nature intended.
Thanks Honey for going out there. Breaks my heart to see that wonderful place dry up. I spent many years out there exploring and water skiing. Fishing was some of the best for us too. But that was back in the 80's and 90's. Wow, strange to remember that was 30 to 40 years ago.
I would drive over to Lake Mead in the 80's and 90's and would dry camp the back side. Water was like a warm bath in the summer, but a beautiful lake. To see it now,,,and further diminishing, is heartbreaking.
that thing you called a propeller i dont think was a propeller...amazing to see the lake drying up
The waterline reminds me of when my mother made gravy (tomato sauce, meatballs, bracciol, saussge) on Sundays. We would run in the house, grab some bread and meatball, and run back out to play. By the time we ate dinner, the sauce inside of the pot had dropped so dramatically my parents would scold us for raiding it throughout the day.
To this day,I still enjoy sneaking off with food. Don't get me started on the frosting around the base of a cake. 😉
You are astounding! Whether exploring or just telling us goobers what we really don't want to think about, you are the best.
"ring as high as 170 feet in some places....."brilliant, absolutely brilliant!
Wow! 700k views in a month is incredible. Way to go. You are the best. No one can remotely compare.
I have lived in Phoenix for 30 years and looking to get out soon. Water also effects power companies. Both APS and SRP have said that due to the dams drying up, they will not have enough electricity in the coming years.
Yup.. it amazes me how many people left California for neighboring desert states with no water. At least in California we have the ocean for reverse osmosis plants. I know we have our water problems here also but nothing like Nevada and Arizona
Lies. All reasons to jack up the price of electricity service and keep everyone thinking there's not enough (water/gasoline/power/insert other resource here). If you didn't feel there would be shortages, would you still move? *rhetorical question*
@@desertwaters_808 SRP and APS are several of the biggest criminals in Arizona. But to deny the water shortage. Hmmmm....
This is a bad sign of biblical proportion to more of today's tragedies.
So people need to get down on their knees and pray tonight.
Don't be too proud - and dumb too.
@@metalmike570 thats all I do now is pray and wait
Living in the desert southwest for most of my life I always wondered how long it would be before the golf courses and houses finally outstrip the water supply!
This is a bad sign of biblical proportion to more of today's tragedies.
So people need to get down on their knees and pray tonight.
Don't be too proud - and dumb too.
The US government draining the lakes and creating water shortages.
Yeah…….those hotels with thousands upon thousands of rooms, hundreds and hundreds of restaurants really don’t use that much water!
@@Gfysimpletons I saw that there was a town removing lawns from a business district. The areas will be paved over once the lawns and trees are removed. I can't remember the name of the town though.
@@Gfysimpletons supposedly every drop of water that goes down the drain in Vegas is re-treated and reused (directed back into the treatment facility). But I agree with you - how can their water usage be INSIGNIFICANT
The host is very interesting to listen to. She's got a lot of drama and a sense of humor in her voice. VERY ENTERTAINING.
Great video I was there summer of 62 I was 12 yrs old. It's was beautiful. Worst sunburn of my life there never forget it.. wouldn't have had a problem moving there for sure. I never thought that I would see this happen. Well I'm still thinking about it..that's cool Thanks
Back in the late 80's, on my first trip to Vegas and the area, I was with my father. At that time things looked a bit different. We were at Hoover dam and he told me then, "Son we are in the middle of the desert and this Will dry up one day". He said, "Vegas, Cali, and Arizona will grow and the people who will live here will help it dry up". ...... True story. The last time I was there, they were building a huge freeway thing that can be seen from the dam. The "Bathtub Ring" was substantial then. ... Might be time to make another trip.
I have lived in the Las Vegas area since 1969 when I was in the 8th grade. In high school, we used to hitch hike to the lake and go cliff diving!
You speak the truth young lady.
May the solution to this massive problem be dealt with in a very quick and positive direction.
Regards from an Australian Veteran who has proudly served shoulder to shoulder with our wonderful American Brother’s in arms.
Love you guys !!!!!!
I remember being on the Dam watching the water crashing over the spillway . I litterally grew up at Temple Bar during every summer .
I lived in Vegas from the 70s. I was a kid. I've seen it grow from a little desert city into a metropolitan paradise. It's a shame that the drought might undo all that. But then I left Vegas in 2015.
Vegas will not be affected by the water levels. Ever.
Nevada's water share is only 4% and Nevada doesn't even use the whole 4%.
The farmers in AZ and CA will take the rationing hits.
Hi Sara ...love your videos keep it up... Look forward every week to what you're going to show us all !
You are so fantastic!! I love your optimistic attitude. Please keep going, what a talented lady!!
Moved to LV in 1992 and fished nearly every single cove of the lower basin.
I remember when the water came up to the back of the Callville Bay Marina.
Back when there was a Las Vegas Bay Marina.
When there was a Las Vegas Bay.
Electricity, power lines and solar panels all floating on top of moving water makes perfect sense, lol.
I've seen one lake where they covered the surface with plastic balls, like one ones that used to be at McDonald's play areas. They said that reduced evaporation by a lot. But, I don't think it'd be compatible with water skiing and boat propellers.
Yep, that’s it, more plastic! 👍
I visited lake Mead back in 1975 when I was nine years old. Did a road trip with my grand parents starting off from Illinois. We went to see the dam and drove around the lake recreational area. It was an amazing sight to see so much water and people in the middle of no where. It's sad to see what has become of such a majestic lake with all of the beautiful scenery in that surrounding area. Something needs to be done before it's too late.
Like what can be done? Eventually the droughts will subside, they always do. Wasn't all that long ago when it was to full or like Lake Powel up the road that feeds Lake Mead, the water was going over the top of the dam and they needed to release the water 24 hrs a day trying to keep up. Will take a lot to fill both lakes again, but it will happen at some point. It is only sad to see now for many people but not all. The environmental nuts have been clamoring for years to drain these 2 lakes.
1983! It was over flowing every where! Hoover Dam overflowed. Lake Mead Nevada was breaking at the seams with so much water. Palm trees being drowned under water! Water was so crystal clear extremely clean water. Beautiful sight it was. How do I know this? I was there in April 1983 enjoying it to the max. I remember telling myself then in 1983 while at the lake, enjoy it while you can, this lake will dry up in Summer of 2023! A prophetic clairvoyant prediction to myself in April 1983 while at Hemingway Harbor that month? Maybe, maybe not. Sad and horrific that it came to pass, but not totally dry yet. Let's see what happens in April 2023! Good luck all in Las Vegas Nevada with H20! Because you are all gonna need a miracle or two to save your butts from no water!
@@truelies3690 the only problem with Vegas going to hell is that maybe the weirdos will move out of Vegas.
We drove over Hoover dam back in 1975 on a Chevy Chase type vacation from Indiana.
@@michaelhusar3668 1975! Yep, Lake Mead Nevada was paradise at that time still. I was there in 1978! No change for the most part. Not much people then. You had the lake and all spots to your self pretty much. Did you guys do the Hustle on the lake while there in 1975? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 🤣
I JUST LOVE THE WAY SHE GETS HER POINT ACROSS,,,,,,,!!!
Best video on Lake Mead water levels yet.
You're great investigative journalist
You're quite the teacher! Thank you for sharing your intelligence and humor.
You did a nice job on the movie….when we went to Gold Butte National Monument…..Aravada Springs in particular, I talked to the owner who is a direct descendant of a family who had property in St. Thomas. When the government wanted to put in the dam that would flood the town. The residents were paid well. The property was assessed in 1926 ish dollars at a good price……and the the people having to relocate received this higher value of the 1926 assessment in 1932. His parents received enough money to buy a large good farm in Hurricane, Utah, a house in town with the first indoor plumbing (in Hurricane), a brand new car, and still had money left over…..all that instead of dry hard to farm land down in St. Thomas and an acre in the town where the train station was supposed to be built. Most people hated the hot, hot temps of St. Thomas in the summer……..so they were thrilled to be bought out and get out of there…….what you read or think is not accurate in this case….we too were surprised to hear the story of what his family had gone thru….we had thought differently originally when we first went to see St. Thomas. Another interesting place is Lake Powell(maybe now more appropriately called River Powell)…..we saw how tragic that was last week when we went thru Page, AZ, as went to and home from Bluff, Utah.
That area she was at with the cart in the water is now all dried up just in a few short days. Wow 😯 I’m thinking we’re going to start having some thirsty people soon.
I'd love to see a video of Oatman and Gold Road just South of Bullhead City. I left that area back in the early 1970's when I joined the USMC. Your video proves that you don't need helicopters, computer graphics, or animations to tell a story well, just enthusiasm and a knack for telling the tale.
I really like this video, I hear all kinds of stuff about this Lake Mead and the mis-information some people write in the comment sections of other peoples posts on the lake. Your video is more down to earth and interesting. Thank You
This was excellent SJ! I'm concerned and can remember back in the 70's traveling to LA when there were water issues back then. LA bought-up all the land in the Owens Valley and sucked that dry. I think your are correct: No dam Dam - no dam people. My highlight was you filming yourself standing on the waters edge reminiscing: "No telling what will emerge". Be Safe Have fun!
Thanks Sarah, I'm an Anderson and graduated from High School in 1976. Thanks
Thank you Sara, you can always make me smile.
You are a talented and engaging narrator! Just enough to maintain one’s attention and not too much to cause one to lose focus. This is a rare UA-cam skill. Awesome!
Yup. In the old days when the mob was out in the open, thieves had a way of disappearing.
Now that they've all gone corporate, they have to give the appearance of being legit.
Interesting video 👍🙏💕🙂
all the mob became politicians
@@jaylockwood8701 Yup, the whole world.
Thanks for your overview. Feel like we took a walk together and figured it out at Mead. Thanks kid.
Amazing report! Loved every minute of it. Liked and subbed! ❤️
YIKES 😬… That is VERY depressing, WH, seeing the lake and the waterside resorts literally dry up over the years. Back in the 70’s, we had so many fun times boating on these lakes… including Havasu and Powell. It is horrifying to think of all the dead bodies that lie underneath our watercraft as we partied and jetted over the top. What a shame. Thank you, WH. I appreciate your going out there and walking what is left . I think I would cry to see it in person now.
Havasu is being kept normal.
@@TheBandit7613 That is a relief!
This is a bad sign of biblical proportion to more of today's tragedies.
So people need to get down on their knees and pray tonight.
Don't be too proud - and dumb too.
the colorada river has gone down to trickle many times in history(not recent,500 years ago last time)
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I rented a boat at Echo Bay back in 2007. The floating marina was at the end of the concrete ramp at that time. Bighorn Island as well as the Middle Point Islands were still actual islands at that time. I guess next time we will have to go to Willow Beach and rent a boat down from the dam. Water is super cold down there.
When Lake Mead is drained dry, Las Vegas will finally have to figure out where else to get their water! Hope they're working on that now!
"There is no lack of water here unless you try to establish a city where no city should be."
- Edward Abbey
Actually if you piped in water from the pacific ocean to a huuuge desalination plant that would solve the problem...But who wants to pay for it?
@@thegreenbird795 desalination is probably the best long term solution but would be terribly expensive. In addition to that, it would need to be pumped over mountain ranges which would add to daily operating costs beyond engineering and construction. Who paid for Bolder Dam and Glen Canyon Dam? The American tax payer. With enough tax dollars from all over the country you can have enough money to engage in expensive foolishness.
I think a lot of the problem is the notion of unlimited growth.
@@thegreenbird795 Lake Tahoe in northern Nevada is farther away, but I wonder if it would be cheaper to pump fresh water from Lake Tahoe or Pyramid Lake to Vegas.
@@josephc28 now that would be an engineering feat!
@@josephc28 i don't think the people on Lake Tahoe want to see their lake dry up...
Hey Wander, I remember lake Mead when there were no bathtub rings. As kids, we went out with my neighbor Geno on one of Jackie Gleason's old boats, "Green With Envy", though I believe when Gleason owned it, it was called "How Sweet It Is". We got out into the middle of the lake, the engines died and we had to be towed back to the marina.
And I would like to point out... At 9 years old, I knew how to dispose of bodies where here would be nothing to find later. Those guys were armatures!
Thanks for the videos! It brings back a lot of great memories! I miss Nevada so much!
Excellent and engaging commentary. I used to take my GF to Boulder Beach when I was in the AF at Nellis. I love that you got so distracted by the ducks!
Great video ,so informative and very interesting. I’ve often been amazed when wondering what lack of activity
I absolutely love your story telling! I suppose Lake Powell is in about the same shape.
Live in Mesquite, Nevada. Have multiple kayak trips plan to Lake Mead this summer. Truly heartbreaking to reflect back times on times when it was full. I am nurse and have seen my fair share of dead bodies, but I am crossing my fingers I don’t stumbled upon any. Keep up the good work. You’re a hoot.
come to Texas
Go north area follow river where rich people are fishing . Plenty water they holed up. They just let some go snd flood the other area a few weeks ago .
You are a wonderful kind of goofy. Love your vids.
Fun fact alot of job sites are required to soak the sites in south west to keep dust down.
Sarah, you're a natural for telling stories. Especially this one of lake Mead. It's sad to see it like it is today. It is also scary if we (humans) don't find a solution to this problem.
The solution is to not overdevelop and overpopulate and to live a lot more simply.
Especially in the brutal Las Vegas climate.
Desalination plants are a start
@@billl1127
Good one
Me0843,
Just curious but what problem are you referring to and where did the problem come from.
I'm just afraid next you'll suggest the government is necessary to "solve" the problem.
Or maybe you'll believe we should control the weather or pretend we can control other parts of nature in our hubris.
I think the problem is created by humans and it's not really a problem except to humans. Nature will do as nature does and until we learn to adapt to and live with nature we will be doomed to "think" we are in control and keep finding ourselves in these dilemmas.
Just thoughts.
This is a bad sign of biblical proportion to more of today's tragedies.
So people need to get down on their knees and pray tonight.
Don't be too proud - and dumb too.
As a former deputy coroner... I can assure you that most significant bodies of water contain the remains of hundreds, if not thousands, of mortal remains in various condition. Lake Michigan was my territory.
Does Lake Michigan keep it's dead the way Lake Superior does? Is the lake bottom similarly deep, cold and conducive to preservation?
Thats why i want to see whats on the bottom of lake Tahoe, its very deep and so cold the bodies wouldnt decompose.
@Scott Hays....Why would the police offer $5k per body?
@@wirelessone2986 - likely they worked unsolved murder/disappearance cases. Someone may come across a body that fits their case.
@@CaptainWeirdBeard69 But that would be a reward for a specific body right?Or would it be for any body
Oh My Goodness and there is just no telling how many LIVE bodies were dumped in there either !!! Great video :)
My Great Great Grandad founded Cascade, Idaho in 1883. It was actually Van Wyck, Idaho in 1880's, Hotel, Saloons, Church, School and he eventually founded the Van Wyck Times. Van Wyck, Idaho which is now under water in Lake Cascade, a mile or so from Cascade. Cascade became the new town as the new railroad went through it. Family Cemetery there called Crowne Point.
I still remember in the 80's where they blamed man for global warming and climate change causing all the extra water (the dam was over full and the glen Cayon dam almost failed) and now they have flip flopped and say man is the cause of the draught. Both conditions are scary for completely different reasons.
They get the "change" part right!!
Global atmospheric warming adds extra heat energy which drives more extreme weather changes in BOTH directions, like poking a swinging pendulum.
@@Panicagq2 That has to be the stupidest analogy comparison ever. Pfffft..
Politicians will say anything for power.
@@kworld429 lol
What a joy it is to get the long term perspective from you, Wonderhussy!
So informative! Thank You!!
I remember watching a video not too long ago of some people driving their boats around and coming up to those structures where that tallest point was just under the surface and being worried about hitting that at high speed cause it wasn't seen and it wasn't marked!!!😬😱🤯
They don't have to worry about that anymore.......🙄😐😶
I love these videos when you tell the history of years past and how things are changing. I have never been to Las Vegas but when I do I will definitely be off and exploring places like this. I find beauty in things when nature starts to reclaim things. Abandoned places specifically. Thanks for sharing! ❤
Go to Red Rock Canyon. It is just outside of Las Vegas to the west, and much more interesting than Lake Mead will ever be.
@@hauntedhighway2166 love Red Rock area. Always went there on our trips to Vegas. Great to get away from the madness in town.
Sarah I love ❤️ your video and knowledge ❤️❤️On Lake Mead also seeing your gorgeous face and beautiful smile 😃
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Another great vid-
Keep em coming.
A lake that was never meant to be drying up isn't sad at all it's. Joyfull
I have been there back in the day. I was in SoCal during the great drought of the 80's. I was from NW Ohio so the whole Green Season/Brown Season took getting used to. I watched Lake Elsinore go from full size w skiing, jet skis, etc (1984) to dried up w just a patch of water left in the middle. It's a natural lake as opposed to Lake Mead. The politicians are to blame for gross mismanagement of precious water in CA. Dumping hundreds of millions of gallons of freshwater annually despite the serious lack of freshwater. Dumping all that water when trucks had to go and bring back bottled water from other parts of the country (last drought). The most egregious act was to ignore a common sense proposal by an Engineer who proposed 31 desalinization plants along the coast. He had done all the work finding acceptable locations. This was proposed during the depression/recession during P Obama's tenure. It promised lots of full time work in areas that had sig umemployment. Instead the fools went w a bullet train to nowhere (big political chronic graft and corruption). The reason given by a politician regarding not going with a sure thing - desalinization plants w reverse osmosis, was this: the drought was going to end and then the plants would not be needed anymore.. Seriously..
The Politicians do EXACTLY, what their contributors, and other "powers-that-be" (influential individuals); want them to. One politician said exactly, that; on the radio, today; concerning gun control, but the answer would be the same, for other issues, "If I don't do, what my supporters want; I'll be out, in the next Election." I worked in State Government, and did a lot of observing, even though I, personally; "played it, straight." I took the Civil Service tests, when offered; and scored high, but eventually, didn't get anything, but lousy jobs. There is so much corruption, nepotism, and patronage; it's a wonder, anyone is competent. I was floored, not that long ago; when I was being audited, the auditor couldn't read a basic NASDAQ document, didn't ask me about it, and made an incorrect assumption; I had to correct, HIM!
I'm not sure, if this is true, or not, but someone took a poll, and said, that Californians don't want to drink desalinated water, because it comes, from the Ocean! I wonder, if they took a "blind" taste test, could they tell, the difference. I doubt they could.
Guess what? When water is the reason for the next big war and not oil, the only people who won’t be thirsty will be the Uber rich and their politician friends!
Had friends fish on elsinore. They saw a turd float by there boat.guess that's why you are limited on the amount of fish you catch.
Well said. But thanks to voter fraud these Democrats are holding on to their offices like ticks on a hound dog. You can't get enough people to vote them out because they just print up more ballots. California should have flipped bread during the 2020 election. There were way more voters than there were registered voters. And anyone who wants to attack us over this point only needs to go to the gas pump and rethink all of their arguments in support of their Democrat overlords. People need to learn that Democrats only pretend to care. They are sociopath with narcissistic tendencies. They don't have any feelings so they need to be told how to feel luckily they have the Democrat Party to manipulate them. And a peer group in a similar position as themselves to reinforce the brainwashing. But I think Joe Biden has gone even past the limits of their status quo brainwashing and some of these people are at least figuring some of it out. Democrats have never done anything good for America. They pretend to solve problems they create at best. They have started and had a hand in every war America has been in from the Civil War on. Every assassin in US history has been a Democrat. All the problems in the Middle East was started by democrats interfering in other governments. They are the ones who destabilize the Middle East. Every one they put in power caused more problems than the people they replaced that's why America is hated so much over there. Everything minorities hate about white people was actually perpetrated by the Democrats. The KKK was started by democrats. Andrew Jackson and other Democrats are the ones who put smallpox on blankets and gave to Native Americans and they also tried to exterminate them by attacking villages of women and children. This was not white people this was white Democrats. Democrats even voted against black people having the right to vote. And Democrats are the ones who divided the country. They're the ones who have taken over the education system and want to indoctrinate children and groom them for pedophiles. Democrats are the ones who took open up our borders and are allowing millions of Invaders from all over the world into our country. Wanting a secure border is not racism every country in the world has a secure border. Most countries will execute you if you invade their country or at the very least put you in prison. We have catch and release. America's drug problem is because of the Democrats and their open border policies. Prison overcrowding and excessive crime rate is due to their immigration policies. And lack of enforcement. And their environmental policies is why we went from being an exporter of fuel to having some of the highest fuel prices in history. They want us to go to electric cars while there are only about 6% of the cars on the road that even use electricity and the systems are overloaded and they are already predicting power shortages all over the country. They even have bands in place restricting people from fully charging their electric cars. And a lot of these electric cars are not even safe. Some of them catch on fire when you charge them. Democrats have proven They Don't Care About Us face in 40 billion dollars to the country that launders all their money and supplies all their children sex slaves. And don't bother to ensure baby formula for American babies but they sure have it loaded up on the border for all of the Invaders who bring their babies along. Democrats are also responsible for these mass shootings we've been having lately. It just doesn't add up and like everything else with a Biden Administration they do things half-ass. They leave ties to FBI agents from the shooters and an obvious trail of support even as far as supplying them with weapons. And all the shooters have had a history with threats and violence. That eighteen-year-old kid in Texas was arrested four years ago for threatening to shoot up the school. So tell me where an eighteen-year-old kid from a poor family with a history like his was able to purchase extremely expensive rifles with Optics extra clips and 300 rounds of ammunition. A handgun and body armor? Why was a back door purposely unlocked an hour before this guy came to the school and how did he know out of all the doors on the building which one to go to? I mean someone would have seen him walking around with a couple of rifles looking to get into a school. But he drove a $72,000 truck to the crime scene and went straight for the door that was unlocked. On top of that police provided crowd control and refused to go in and stop him even as he was shooting the children. It was an hour-and-a-half before they went into stop him. There's a lot of liberal propaganda trying to deny a lot of this but you can't deny the live reports as it was happening and watching what was going on. Those police on the scene were in on it and I guarantee if you were to rest them and make it a capital punishment trial they would be naming names of who told them to do it. I say all of this because as you pointed out Democrats are incompetent to the point of stupidity.
A friend and I took a trip out to lake Mead in 2016 and the marina was like a landing stripe. We drove to the very end and could not see water anywhere close to the loading dock. Musta been something back in the day of plenty. Even still the area is vast and awesome. I’m planning another trip soon. Hope water still exists when I go.
I managed to hike right up to the intake straws only a few weeks ago. Pretty cool seeing the superstructure holding the straws up being up close and personal
Very sad to see I was born and raised in Las Vegas Been away for 10 years and I live in Tennessee this is so very sad to see😢thank you for your Commentary
They recently started letting a certain amount of water from the Colorado river flow out to the ocean. There is a drought, but that may also be part of it.
I wondered when you were going to do a video about lake mead thank you for doing it !!👍
Great video! Thanks for sharing
I would probably say that most of the water that Vegas uses is probably return to the lake once it is treated .
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Excellent and timely video Sarah! This is a major issue that will effect everyone in the West/Southwest! Please update Lake Mead status regularly for us…keep up the great content. Following from Upper Michigan.
Thanks you so much miss I would love to meet you!! Your amazing and I greatly appreciate your understanding and openness
We need someone out there
You're hilarious I love how you said beep when you mentioned the bird beep beep
Decades ago, so the story goes, a float trip guide on the mighty Colorado lost a raft and its contents to an uncharted boulder. "DAMN this river!" he was heard to shout. "Damn it!!" One of his paying customers on the ill-fated trip was a Captain in the Army Corps of Engineers and, thinking as engineers do, he heard "Dam this river!" and thought it might be a good idea to pitch up the chain of command and maybe get a promotion out of it. Later, when the project got rolling, the story of the uncharted boulder became so well-known among the command staff at the CoE that they decided to call their creation "Boulder Dam." A little bit of history unwritten anywhere until right here, just now. There's a lot of revisionist history being written these days, so I thought I'd try my hand at it. Very enjoyable video today! Cheers.
Do these Captains, have names?
@@amrak5028 Capt. John Smith. Oddly enough, it was said that he may have been a frequent guest in various motels in the area, along with his wife. 😉
@@SCSlimBoiseID Now I need to know the wives name.
@@amrak5028 Mrs. John Smith.
This is exactly the content I fell in love with you for wonderhussy!!!
Excellent reporting! I have seen several videos about Lake Mead, but none has mentioned that there was a town there that the water overtook! It is that the lake is receding, but there was never one there to begin with.
This is my first time watching you. Thanks for the informative video with lots of great info. It really was a pleasure to watch and I learned a lot
I'd like to visit and explore Las Vegas when it becomes a ghost town.
Will never happen.
Water to Vegas will not change.
Only AZ and CA.
Fascinating and scary, at the same time. From where I live, I’m surrounded by the Great Lakes. I see the future ensuing battles to siphon that water westward, no mater how protective the Great Lake states want to be.
Interesting take re the Great Lakes, never thought of that.
We will sell some of our water to the southwest at the bargain price on one dollar a gallon. But, you have to build it. Hows that for kindness to you people?
Ain't life wonderful in Live`n in the Mitten! I live in Muskegon county.
Canada 🇨🇦 might have something 🤔 to say about that
@@djack915 - Yea, I was going to mention that. Only Lake Michigan is completely within the boundaries, of the United States. So, not only are the statutes between the affected States, need to be revised, the treaty with Canada needs revisions. Do not see much incentive, within these parties, to allow much to happen. Then there is the whatever negotiations, with the pass-thru Central states, to get the water to the Western states. Thus, the West coast’s future does not look too terribly bright.
Omg I love your video!!!! Your amazing!❤
I went to Las Vegas and Lake Mead and Hoover Dam in 1989/90. The lake back then was filled to the max. Same in 1991 and 1992. I was on a Vegas spree back in those years. Went every year when my vacation at work came around. Haven't been back there since 1992. It does look depressing here.
On my first trip to Las Vegas, part of the "adventure was a trip to the Hoover Dam. To make a long story short, there's a pretty nice Seiko watch at the bottom of the lake, toward the Arizona side of the highway. If the Lake ever dries by the dam and you find that watch with a silver band you can keep it. However if it running after 34 years please contact me through this WH video! Your reward will be just how did that watch get there!
Time to go on a treasure hunt! Lol 😂
I remember loosing a ticket on the Hoover Dam one day, damn thing just blew out the window on my way out of Vegas.
@@joegrant5364 I can certainly understand how that would happen at Hoover Dam!
In the early 2000's, a LVMPD officer told me that a bunch of LA area gang members had moved to North Las Vegas in the early to mid-90's fleeing from California's "Three Strikes" law. They were warned not to mess with the casinos. They ignored the warning. According to this officer plenty of these gang members disappeared. LVMPD believes that most, if not all, of them are at the bottom of Lake Mead. So keep looking Wonderhussy!
They aren’t missed
Make vegas great again! Fuck the gangs
I can confirm that the gang situation in the mid to late 90's was insane. I was in High School during those years in Vegas, and there were some very scary individuals around town. Tony Spilotro would have never allowed it.
Oh please.. Las Vegas was founded on crime. Much worst than gangs. How about some organized crime mob grandfather's. With prostitute madem grandmother's. To have some gang grandchildren. Would bring it all in the family 👪.
Love it!
Hi I went boating in Lake Mead 6/1979
I was 19 had a blast 🥰
As a geologist I'm always amazed at how some view the current landscape and weather. I fully understand that the climate is changing (but it always has). Is the big push just to protect investments? Peace, Love!!
It shows the absurdity of the average person's understanding how how the world works. Just because we've spent 200 years here everyone thinks it'll always stay the same. Except they overlook facts like 11,000 years ago my area was under a massive glacier. People can't process change. And the fact that we're seeing the climate evolve in our lifetime makes them scream at the sky instead of asking how do we adapt and change with the world.
Great job as usual!
This was fantastic! Nice job with the video, graphics and history!
Great job! I enjoyed watching!
Love it followed you for years!