This is really a very rare thing to see. I've been to LP 15 times and have only seen the water falls once. A few hours after the storm has blown thru, the water runs clear. You can stop your boat (briefly) under a sparkling stream in the sunshine and get splashed. (Make sure your bilge pump is working!)
Malcolm's wife here. Just clarifying based on lots of questions I've been reading. This was a few days in to our multi-day trip. We were remote camping, where there is no cell service, so no way to monitor radar or weather reports real-time. The sky has to be your guide. Storms were forecast for every day of our trip per usual this time of year. Perfect blue skies greeted us that morning. Knowing how the weather can change in the afternoon during monsoon season, we got an early start and boated to the end of the lake in this canyon where a creek comes in to feed it. We then got out of the boat and hiked up until we reached a dead end waterfall. We've been known to bring ropes and ladders to make dead ends undead, but clouds had started to build so we skedaddled out of there, got back in the boat, and started to make our way out of the canyon and back to our camp. That boat has been in some stuff so we know what it is capable of. We weren't scared, just amazed and a bit cold! Plus, I do trust our captain despite his foul mouth. The bilge pump worked like a champ, and we have a camper canvas we were putting up for protection, but the wind was brutal so we just put up what we could and held it on as best we could. We also know, as all experienced Powell boaters know, the storms move out as fast as they move in, so just waiting it out is usually the best strategy. If we had been in the main channel we would have attempted to boat into a canyon for protection from the giant swells that occur there. Luckily we were already in one that was wide enough to not worry about hitting the walls, but which still offered protection from the big waves you get on the main channel. YES, y'all are right, when the storm started we should have put our lifejackets on, including the doggie lifejackets. In hindsight, big oh duh moment. (NOTE: No dogs were injured, or even traumatized, as they are used to the boat and have an adventurous life. We take good care of our dog babies and believe our rescue dogs: parvo survivors, babies of feral pregnant mamas, etc... are some lucky ones to have ended up with us! They all eagerly jumped right back into the boat the next day for more adventures). We've been boating this lake for 30 years, and have seen many storms, but this one takes the prize. We've experienced wind, rain, waves and hail here many times, but the quantity of rain in a short period and the resulting waterfalls were spectacular. Happy to be able to share this rare footage. This adventure is not recommended for inexperienced boaters, human or dog type. YMMV.
I’m not boater but hope to be soon, what was wrong with what he did? I was thinking good idea getting close to the cliff to get protection from the storm, but maybe a risk of getting rammed into it?
If there's one place to be during a flash flood it's in a boat! Unbelievable how beautiful the scenery is. From the blue of the water, to the red of the rocks, to the clouds hanging out low to the ground near the rock formations. Wow. Thanks for uploading this.
Wow! That literally looks like the view from some primordial planet! Maybe ours a billion years ago. A massive THANK YOU for posting this awesome display of nature at it's most impressive!
Wow. That storm was pretty fierce. Glad you were in a fairly stable boat and not a kayak or float. Those waterfalls were cool, without the predominace of cameras these day we would not witness stuff like that.
It might fill up but at the rate its being taken out it will be right back to the level it was a year ago.The people in charge have no clew how to manage the water.
@@MrCubflyer I’m 64, it’s everyone’s worry. People have been trying for most of my life to change what’s happening in the climate with droughts, and the consumption by private and commercial use. I think most of the problem is people who say, “I’m old not my problem.” It’s not just a problem of today. It’s been a problem since the 90s when the lakes started going down.
Incredible site. I was caught out there as a teenager in the 90s with my stepdad. I had to drive the boat through 5 foot white caps while he leaned off the side with a spotlight to guide us.
It’s crazy how wild it gets out there at a moment notice. Same thing happened but no rain just wind. In a houseboat with waves coming over the bow and water crashing into the front windows.
So uncanny, seeing those huge rounded rockfaces streaming with ribbons of water, spouting muddy rivers! And the heavy black clouds. I visited friends not too far from the Lake a few times since 1980, not once did it rain. But snow at Christmas yes! Below the El Nevada Pass. California is amazing. Friends have moved, sadly. Great video!
Reminds me of the Australian Outback during similar rain events with rocks acting to funnel water . Lucky to see this or film it . Thanks for sharing. 🦘🇭🇲👍
My wife and I always carry a tarp or two in our kayaks. It's not perfect, but with two people and two paddles, you can form a tent and protect yourself from the heaviest of rain, and even nickle-sized hail. Amazing hold cold it can get so quickly. Awesome footage. Thanks for taking the time to record this and not running from it.
I was on my friend's boat on Lake Erie once. We were having a couple of beers and chilling. Three guys and two women (wives). Then a storm came literally out of nowhere. Buckets. Winds. The boat was rocking from side to side, violently. And it was dark by then. But my friend, the owner and captain, just calmly told us what to do. We helped him batten down the hatches, or whatever you call it. And we survived. I didn't realize until afterward, I CAN'T SWIM!!! And I didn't have a life-jacket on. I've worn one ever since. Even on ferries............
I’ve never understood how people can go through life without knowing how to swim. I mean even if you don’t know proper techniques, the human body naturally floats and it’s pretty natural from the point that you figure that out. Just go to the swimming pool and practice in the shallow section and you will see how easy it is.
Pretty amazing footage! You were both lucky and unlucky to get caught out in that storm, but it didn't seem to have any lightning in it, which could have made it really dangerous. Thanks for sharing.
What an amazing video. It's mesmerizing to see the lake while this rainstorm is raging. Thank you so much. I visited beautiful Lake Powell and Lake Mead three times. Always the weather was beautiful and it was very hot. Greetings from Germany ...
Watching in awe from Australia 🇦🇺 Thank you so much for sharing this remarkable natural sight with us, you're truly one of a handful I'd say that's ever seen it like this from this perspective. 😮
Ahhh the fury and the beauty of a wild raging thunderstorm on Lake Powell. Unless you've experienced one in person you have no idea the deadly power and force they bring with them. I started going to Powell with my family for our summer vacations in the late '70's when I was 8. '83-'85 were wild years when the water was at peak levels and they had the lake roped off where you couldn't boat right next to the dam. I have many pictures of just the very top of Lone Rock out of the water and Castle Rock completely surrounded by water. Wahweap Marina was constantly having to adjust to the rapidly rising water on a daily basis too! In '96 we were coming back from visiting Rainbow Bridge when we got caught in a monsoonal thunderstorm. We were halfway back to our camp at Lone Rock Beach when it hit us. There wasn't anywhere for us to pull in and shelter so we kept pushing towards camp. We had to stay in the main channel as the water was being churned against the rocks and walls everywhere. We had huge swells cresting over the bow of our boat and my dad had me sitting up there to try and keep the bow down so we could plow thru the waves instead of having them push us back towards the canyons and coves. By the time we got back to camp the storm had passed, we were exhausted from fighting the storm for two hours, my feet and knees were raw from being tossed all over the indoor/outdoor carpeting on the bow, and the windshield was being held together with my dad's left hand while he steered us up to the beach with his right. My legs felt like jelly and I collapsed into the water when I jumped off the boat to tie it up to shore. All four adults in the boat were thoroughly worn out, but my 7yr old nephew slept thru the entire ordeal on the bottom of the boat, behind the driver's seat. He's in his late 30's now and still has no idea how close we came to sinking the boat that day! LOL The lake is a peacefully beautiful place to enjoy, but she can be deadly when those summer storms pop up from the south and slam into everyone and everything in their way. If you decide to visit Lake Powell from June-September be prepared for daily thunderstorms and stay out of the slot canyons! It may be blue skies and bright sunlight where you are but one thunderstorm miles and miles up stream can bring unexpected flash floods barreling thru the slot canyons. Many people have lost their lives from situations like that. Always pay attention to the weather reports and storm predictions. The storm we got caught in was never predicted, so always, always, always expect the unexpected and prepare for the worst, just in case, on that lake!
I had the same experience with my dad in the late 80’s. It was very scary. Especially listening on the vhf radio with other boats in peril. If I remember right, 2 boats sunk and there were fatalities.
So cool to see a tiny fraction of the geologic and atmospheric activity that has formed these canyons over millions of years. Glad you are all ok and thanks for sharing.
Wow, looks like another planet! Thanks for sharing, glad everyone is safe. I was paddling in the slots at Canyon Lake out in Apache Junction and got caught in a wind funnel, tossed me and the dog around and gave us a scare.
As a captain with decades of experience at Powell I was cringing when you drove your boat in there. A waterfall could have come down and sunk your boat in a second. You know you did good.
EXACTLY! I posted the exact same thing. Not to mention the waterfall could have brought rocks or trees with it big enough to kill you outright or punching a hole clean thru the boat. The first thing I thought was get the hell away from the rock walls and into the center of the lake as fast as you can!
You don't want to be out on a lake when a hail storm hits! I was out on Lake George in a small sailboat when a thunderstorm came ripping through! I think I was doing 60 with the sail unfurled! That was fast for an 11 year old boy!
Nice stabilisation. Helps a lot to appreciate the landscape from the dryness of my sofa. Good read on the patterns of erosion and concluding to better stay away from the walls.
God I miss Powell.Used to go there all the time in the 90’s with parents and friends.Some of the best memories growing up were right on that lake.And oh boy the thunderstorms on lake Powell get crazy.I’ve seen solid 4ft swells in that lake and that’s no bullshit.
Thank you for your video! It shows Mother Nature at work. The reality of the Monsoon Rain effect in the desert. Seasonal storm waterfalls/runoff is an incredible sight.
Grew up in Page Az and have seen this many times a few worse than others the worst was seeing all the house boats in a big pile and them getting thrown around like tumble weeds that was insane
I can tell you from personal experience that in many parts of AZ like this area and the areas where lake Roosevelt/Apache/ Canyon these types of storms are local and can happen almost in an instant. It is a very local weather pattern and it pretty much impossible to predict.
I love lake Powell. I am from upstate New York and my friends parents and him moved to Page. I could not believe the beautiful land. I went out every year. That was 36 years ago.
I worked at Lake Powell for the summer of 2012. There were multiple deaths on the lake. Place was not a joke. One thing that happened when I was there, a guy was swimming out where it’s very deep. The current wouldn’t let him get back to the houseboat. His friend jumped off the houseboat into the smaller boat they had. He untied it, drifted away from the houseboat and then realized that he forgot the key. A whole boat of people watched that kid bobbing up and down until the water finally took him.
So many transplants that have no clue, and people listening to the media speak of 'drought', in a desert. The area only receives an average of 4" of rain per year - which normally comes in only a couple of events such as these. Great footage!!
You think deserts cannot have droughts? It was most likely an extended drought that drove the Fremont People and early natives out of the Southwest. California, a semi-desert, has seen hundred + year mega droughts in the last few hundred thousand years. Might want to revise your comment.
@@dudeonbike800 OK, YT won't allow links, so piece this 2010 to 2020 precip chart together. I think you will find it far different than the what the media has left in your mind: ://water.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/ 2023/06/State-Average-2020.png And, here is 2000-2010: ://water.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/ 2023/06/State-Average-2010.png
Lol, a flash flood is just a drop in the bucket and will not even put a dent in how low that lake is. You need a massive protracted runoff to fill that back up. I think people are easily confused by scale. These creek were probably dry again half an hour later, its really not that much water
That was a crazy day. We were down near Last Chance at the time and I think we missed the worst part of the storm to the east and to the west of us. Lone Rock was hammered by enormous hail and we did see funnel clouds forming.
Dang, it looks really cool out there. I remember back when I had friends before my ex killed all my friendships and I used to go out and enjoy nature. It's nice to see videos like this with the excitement and rugged beauty I remember. Thanks for sharing.
We got caught out there my brother was water skiing it came up so fast they he had to let go we could not see him. The waves were going straight up and down taller than the boat.
Beautiful images! This is why my boat had 2 bilge pumps and a strong Bimini top, but I never dealt with hail...it would be harder to pump out. ;) Thank You!
Wow great footage! Eerie experience. Glad you are safe... very dangerous there with the flash flooding! This is so ethereal it looks like one of those old backrooms youtube videos 🙃
Really incredible video. Those waterfalls! A friend and I were caught in something much less fierce canoeing on colorado river below hoover dam. Even so it was very spooky for a while.
Imagine doing that in a canoe. Powell has canyon vertical rock walls over most of its length. There is simply not a beach or shelf available when you need it.
Being caught out on Powell during a thunderstorm is no joke. Your a good target for lightning. Pay attention to the weather reports on the radio and take them seriously.
This makes me miss being out on the boat on Lake Mead. Of course summertime is Vegas' monsoon season so there were plenty of times we were caught out there in heavy rains. I loved it!!
I was on Lake Powell for a week in March 1987. There was a feisty snow squall one afternoon for about 20 min. The lake was completely full in those days.
This is the first time I've ever seen a video during a flash flood on Lake Powell. Thanks for sharing.
This is really a very rare thing to see. I've been to LP 15 times and have only seen the water falls once. A few hours after the storm has blown thru, the water runs clear. You can stop your boat (briefly) under a sparkling stream in the sunshine and get splashed. (Make sure your bilge pump is working!)
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Malcolm's wife here. Just clarifying based on lots of questions I've been reading. This was a few days in to our multi-day trip. We were remote camping, where there is no cell service, so no way to monitor radar or weather reports real-time. The sky has to be your guide. Storms were forecast for every day of our trip per usual this time of year. Perfect blue skies greeted us that morning. Knowing how the weather can change in the afternoon during monsoon season, we got an early start and boated to the end of the lake in this canyon where a creek comes in to feed it. We then got out of the boat and hiked up until we reached a dead end waterfall. We've been known to bring ropes and ladders to make dead ends undead, but clouds had started to build so we skedaddled out of there, got back in the boat, and started to make our way out of the canyon and back to our camp.
That boat has been in some stuff so we know what it is capable of. We weren't scared, just amazed and a bit cold! Plus, I do trust our captain despite his foul mouth. The bilge pump worked like a champ, and we have a camper canvas we were putting up for protection, but the wind was brutal so we just put up what we could and held it on as best we could. We also know, as all experienced Powell boaters know, the storms move out as fast as they move in, so just waiting it out is usually the best strategy. If we had been in the main channel we would have attempted to boat into a canyon for protection from the giant swells that occur there. Luckily we were already in one that was wide enough to not worry about hitting the walls, but which still offered protection from the big waves you get on the main channel.
YES, y'all are right, when the storm started we should have put our lifejackets on, including the doggie lifejackets. In hindsight, big oh duh moment. (NOTE: No dogs were injured, or even traumatized, as they are used to the boat and have an adventurous life. We take good care of our dog babies and believe our rescue dogs: parvo survivors, babies of feral pregnant mamas, etc... are some lucky ones to have ended up with us! They all eagerly jumped right back into the boat the next day for more adventures).
We've been boating this lake for 30 years, and have seen many storms, but this one takes the prize. We've experienced wind, rain, waves and hail here many times, but the quantity of rain in a short period and the resulting waterfalls were spectacular. Happy to be able to share this rare footage.
This adventure is not recommended for inexperienced boaters, human or dog type. YMMV.
Spectacular, jaw-dropping film.
What a journey! ❤
@@deborahalter9024 Thank you for clarifying!
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Wow
1:11 “Wait a minute, this is a bad idea.”
Way to listen to that voice inside your head and back away! Great vid!
Those are the little instincts that you listen to and that save lives daily.
I’m not boater but hope to be soon, what was wrong with what he did? I was thinking good idea getting close to the cliff to get protection from the storm, but maybe a risk of getting rammed into it?
I would also like to know I’m assuming rock and water flow is a significant risk?
Boulders, water falls, large amounts of water overwhelming the boat suddenly...
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No good idea at all, because of that and because of what might come from above!
Beware of those walls!! 😳
If there's one place to be during a flash flood it's in a boat! Unbelievable how beautiful the scenery is. From the blue of the water, to the red of the rocks, to the clouds hanging out low to the ground near the rock formations. Wow. Thanks for uploading this.
Its fine... until the thunder starts 😂
I think your looking for the word “high ground”
You're not getting out regardless so best to stay with or away from known currents at the time. A good boat gets you through things.
Yeah, if you believe they were caught in a flash flood instead of setting a video for attention and views, I don't know what to tell you.
@@creamwobblydo not insult the captain mate!
Wow! That literally looks like the view from some primordial planet! Maybe ours a billion years ago. A massive THANK YOU for posting this awesome display of nature at it's most impressive!
Watch the original Planet of the Apes - especially the beginning when they crash into the water. You’ll see what I mean. ;)
Perfect description! 👍🏻
Brought to you by mankind. Read some Edward Abbey.
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Wow. That storm was pretty fierce. Glad you were in a fairly stable boat and not a kayak or float. Those waterfalls were cool, without the predominace of cameras these day we would not witness stuff like that.
You are probably the first person to film a flash flood in that particular spot. Pretty wild stuff.
Ya, the creek and river flash floods never survived.
Boy, it is so good to see that much water just pouring into Lake Powell.......fill it back up!!!
It might fill up but at the rate its being taken out it will be right back to the level it was a year ago.The people in charge have no clew how to manage the water.
But climate change?
@@mach55r I'm 65, not my worry.
@@MrCubflyer I’m 64, it’s everyone’s worry. People have been trying for most of my life to change what’s happening in the climate with droughts, and the consumption by private and commercial use. I think most of the problem is people who say, “I’m old not my problem.” It’s not just a problem of today. It’s been a problem since the 90s when the lakes started going down.
a lot of it is the bureaucrats @@jwall6006
Very unusual shots of Lake Powell,...nicely done. Thank you!
was eerie as heck, but also awesome.
Incredible site. I was caught out there as a teenager in the 90s with my stepdad. I had to drive the boat through 5 foot white caps while he leaned off the side with a spotlight to guide us.
It’s crazy how wild it gets out there at a moment notice. Same thing happened but no rain just wind. In a houseboat with waves coming over the bow and water crashing into the front windows.
@@creamwobbly that's what you got out of that. You must be fun at parties
So uncanny, seeing those huge rounded rockfaces streaming with ribbons of water, spouting muddy rivers! And the heavy black clouds. I visited friends not too far from the Lake a few times since 1980, not once did it rain. But snow at Christmas yes! Below the El Nevada Pass. California is amazing. Friends have moved, sadly. Great video!
Reminds me of the Australian Outback during similar rain events with rocks acting to funnel water . Lucky to see this or film it . Thanks for sharing.
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Crikey mate.
My wife and I always carry a tarp or two in our kayaks. It's not perfect, but with two people and two paddles, you can form a tent and protect yourself from the heaviest of rain, and even nickle-sized hail. Amazing hold cold it can get so quickly. Awesome footage. Thanks for taking the time to record this and not running from it.
That landscape is something else, with the storm clouds on top of sunlit stone. What a sight.
I was on my friend's boat on Lake Erie once. We were having a couple of beers and chilling. Three guys and two women (wives). Then a storm came literally out of nowhere. Buckets. Winds. The boat was rocking from side to side, violently. And it was dark by then. But my friend, the owner and captain, just calmly told us what to do. We helped him batten down the hatches, or whatever you call it. And we survived. I didn't realize until afterward, I CAN'T SWIM!!! And I didn't have a life-jacket on. I've worn one ever since. Even on ferries............
Lucky you were okay and it sounds like it was definitely a lesson learned. Life vests on ferries is always a SMART idea IMO. Cheers
Your captain should've had life jackets for everyone. You're lucky you didn't get unalived.
If you can't swim you're dumb for being on water to begin with.
I’ve never understood how people can go through life without knowing how to swim. I mean even if you don’t know proper techniques, the human body naturally floats and it’s pretty natural from the point that you figure that out. Just go to the swimming pool and practice in the shallow section and you will see how easy it is.
It’s honestly pretty dumb to be an adult human being and not be able to swim
Nice footage thanks for sharing! I’ve really enjoyed all my experiences at Lake Powell and it’s nice to see it filling!
Scary but so beautiful. Brings great memories of my raft trip on the Colorado. Glad you’re safe! Thanks for posting!
Wow...thanks for sharing that ! So beautiful, it almost looked like another planet
USA has some amazing landscapes - thanks for posting awesome video.
Pretty amazing footage! You were both lucky and unlucky to get caught out in that storm, but it didn't seem to have any lightning in it, which could have made it really dangerous. Thanks for sharing.
That will be a standard feature in 10-20 years.
Memories that will last you a lifetime. That was awesome !! Glad you are all safe. Blessings from Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
What an amazing video. It's mesmerizing to see the lake while this rainstorm is raging. Thank you so much.
I visited beautiful Lake Powell and Lake Mead three times. Always the weather was beautiful and it was very hot.
Greetings from Germany ...
Watching in awe from Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you so much for sharing this remarkable natural sight with us, you're truly one of a handful I'd say that's ever seen it like this from this perspective. 😮
Very dramatic and beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
40 years ago my family took a vacation there. It was a breathtaking place. This is epic. Thanks for sharing this.
its so soft; love that dynamic color contrast at 5:30
Ahhh the fury and the beauty of a wild raging thunderstorm on Lake Powell. Unless you've experienced one in person you have no idea the deadly power and force they bring with them.
I started going to Powell with my family for our summer vacations in the late '70's when I was 8.
'83-'85 were wild years when the water was at peak levels and they had the lake roped off where you couldn't boat right next to the dam. I have many pictures of just the very top of Lone Rock out of the water and Castle Rock completely surrounded by water. Wahweap Marina was constantly having to adjust to the rapidly rising water on a daily basis too!
In '96 we were coming back from visiting Rainbow Bridge when we got caught in a monsoonal thunderstorm. We were halfway back to our camp at Lone Rock Beach when it hit us. There wasn't anywhere for us to pull in and shelter so we kept pushing towards camp. We had to stay in the main channel as the water was being churned against the rocks and walls everywhere. We had huge swells cresting over the bow of our boat and my dad had me sitting up there to try and keep the bow down so we could plow thru the waves instead of having them push us back towards the canyons and coves. By the time we got back to camp the storm had passed, we were exhausted from fighting the storm for two hours, my feet and knees were raw from being tossed all over the indoor/outdoor carpeting on the bow, and the windshield was being held together with my dad's left hand while he steered us up to the beach with his right. My legs felt like jelly and I collapsed into the water when I jumped off the boat to tie it up to shore. All four adults in the boat were thoroughly worn out, but my 7yr old nephew slept thru the entire ordeal on the bottom of the boat, behind the driver's seat. He's in his late 30's now and still has no idea how close we came to sinking the boat that day! LOL
The lake is a peacefully beautiful place to enjoy, but she can be deadly when those summer storms pop up from the south and slam into everyone and everything in their way.
If you decide to visit Lake Powell from June-September be prepared for daily thunderstorms and stay out of the slot canyons! It may be blue skies and bright sunlight where you are but one thunderstorm miles and miles up stream can bring unexpected flash floods barreling thru the slot canyons. Many people have lost their lives from situations like that. Always pay attention to the weather reports and storm predictions. The storm we got caught in was never predicted, so always, always, always expect the unexpected and prepare for the worst, just in case, on that lake!
On Havasu in a micro burst storm. Back in mid 80’s Worst boat memory
I had the same experience with my dad in the late 80’s. It was very scary. Especially listening on the vhf radio with other boats in peril. If I remember right, 2 boats sunk and there were fatalities.
Excellent advice!!!!
Beautiful! Thanks for filming this event!
Having seen the lake like this many times its still cool to see . Great video
So cool to see a tiny fraction of the geologic and atmospheric activity that has formed these canyons over millions of years. Glad you are all ok and thanks for sharing.
I thought they said the Earth was flat?
Wow, looks like another planet! Thanks for sharing, glad everyone is safe. I was paddling in the slots at Canyon Lake out in Apache Junction and got caught in a wind funnel, tossed me and the dog around and gave us a scare.
Glad you and your dog are ok! Remember to put a swimming vest on your dog
@@ES11777 thanks, yeah he wears the shark fin vest 😊
I'm so glad you both are ok!!!!
@@CheesyFrog thank you 😊
That's some amazing footage! Thanks for posting!
Really captured the epic beauty the desert has to offer. Glad you are all safe!
Absolutely beautiful to watch. I've never seen anything like it. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing. I’m glad to see you guys were OK. Appreciate the video. It’s amazing.
As a captain with decades of experience at Powell I was cringing when you drove your boat in there. A waterfall could have come down and sunk your boat in a second. You know you did good.
Waterfall, or a boulder.
Did good? No, were lucky.
EXACTLY! I posted the exact same thing. Not to mention the waterfall could have brought rocks or trees with it big enough to kill you outright or punching a hole clean thru the boat. The first thing I thought was get the hell away from the rock walls and into the center of the lake as fast as you can!
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So beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I think Lake Powell is so incredibly beautiful and to see it in a storm. Wow.
You don't want to be out on a lake when a hail storm hits! I was out on Lake George in a small sailboat when a thunderstorm came ripping through! I think I was doing 60 with the sail unfurled! That was fast for an 11 year old boy!
Incredible footage! So pretty during storms, thanks for braving the weather and getting great footage.
Very Cool... So lucky to see all that in person..
Nice stabilisation. Helps a lot to appreciate the landscape from the dryness of my sofa. Good read on the patterns of erosion and concluding to better stay away from the walls.
Beautiful and awesome event! Loved the video.
"Are we having fun yet?" I hope so! It looks like a heck of a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing.
God I miss Powell.Used to go there all the time in the 90’s with parents and friends.Some of the best memories growing up were right on that lake.And oh boy the thunderstorms on lake Powell get crazy.I’ve seen solid 4ft swells in that lake and that’s no bullshit.
Thank you for sharing this. I’ve never seen anything like that in 40 years of Lake Powell.
Did you feel like Noah for a minute? Good job captain that was a pretty good little storm for your boat.👍
Fascinating views! Thanks for the upload!
Wow!! what a beautiful experience to experience especially with family and always dogs included 👍
Thank you for sharing. I have seen a few of these in my life time. But, not as extreme as you experience
This would have been so cool to experience firsthand. Thanks for sharing!!!
Some nice footage. The last minute or so with the clear shots of the clouds is stunning.
Wow, it is absolutely beautiful out there
What an incredible site to see in person! Thanks for sharing👍
Your dog at @4:46 is like “No, I’ve been better” 😂
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How cool was that? Thanks for sharing this unusual experience!
It's cool to think that those falls would have been a lot higher when Lake Powell was still empty just imagine what they would have looked like then.
Amazing how the weather can vary there. Ive been in a snowstorm on the lake, next day sunny.
Thank you for your video! It shows Mother Nature at work. The reality of the Monsoon Rain effect in the desert. Seasonal storm waterfalls/runoff is an incredible sight.
Grew up in Page Az
and have seen this many times a few worse than others the worst was seeing all the house boats in a big pile and them getting thrown around like tumble weeds that was insane
was that when the buoy field slid off the edge dragging all the house boats together
@cskilalillabich9059 yes it was
Well. THAT was an adventure! Thank you for sharing. 😊
#1 Never go out on the lake without checking the weather first. #2 Always bring waterproof communications. #3 Use a life vest!
And: #4 Don't take the poor dogs!
Turn around, don’t drown.
I can tell you from personal experience that in many parts of AZ like this area and the areas where lake Roosevelt/Apache/ Canyon these types of storms are local and can happen almost in an instant. It is a very local weather pattern and it pretty much impossible to predict.
@@richardbossman9875as someone who has spent there whole life going to lake Powell, I can confirm.
Buy a sealed yacht.
I love lake Powell. I am from upstate New York and my friends parents and him moved to Page. I could not believe the beautiful land. I went out every year. That was 36 years ago.
I worked at Lake Powell for the summer of 2012. There were multiple deaths on the lake. Place was not a joke.
One thing that happened when I was there, a guy was swimming out where it’s very deep. The current wouldn’t let him get back to the houseboat. His friend jumped off the houseboat into the smaller boat they had. He untied it, drifted away from the houseboat and then realized that he forgot the key. A whole boat of people watched that kid bobbing up and down until the water finally took him.
Nice
@@keviondontkilltimewhat? Not nice!
There has to be more to this story because there isn’t a current in Lake Powell.
@@wolfpecker5710 shark.
@@wolfpecker5710Yeah there's no current in lakes, they aren't rivers
Looks like Montana a week ago. Snow, hail, rain. Thanks for posting this.
The power of mother nature
@@s.l.7982Power of the creators resets, melted buildings 🧲⚡
Very cool! I love that place. Have houseboated there twice with friends from San Diego!
So many transplants that have no clue, and people listening to the media speak of 'drought', in a desert. The area only receives an average of 4" of rain per year - which normally comes in only a couple of events such as these. Great footage!!
You think deserts cannot have droughts?
It was most likely an extended drought that drove the Fremont People and early natives out of the Southwest.
California, a semi-desert, has seen hundred + year mega droughts in the last few hundred thousand years.
Might want to revise your comment.
Colorado had a pretty good snow in the mountains
I heard on KQED that the heavy snow falls on the Sierra, a few years ago, didn't count for the drought because it was "dry snow", I'm serious...
@@dudeonbike800 Nope. The 20-year drought is BS. Check out the record of precipitation. Here you go...year, rank and inches received: So, 129 years of records listed. Let's look for any three-year period in triple digit worst ranking: 1988, 89 ,90; 1928, 29, 30; Now, let's look at two-year, triple digit worst ranking: 1946 -47; 1923-24; Top 50 worst drought years (in order of severity): 2013, 1976, 2020, 1898, 1947, 1929, 1923, 2007, 1990, 2022, 1917, 1985, 1910, 1932, 1989, 2015, 1959, 1949, 1924, 1939, 1946, 1961, 1930, 1908, 2009, 1988, 1953, 1972, 1928, 1934, 1977, 1994, 1999, 1956, 2008, 2018, 1971, 1984, 1919, 2002, 1933, 1966, 2011, 2021, 1912, 1987, 1925, 1991, 2014, 1900.
2023 25 27.3
2022 120 14.2
2021 86 18.9
2020 127 12.1
2019 14 29.1
2018 94 18.1
2017 20 28.2
2016 32 25.7
2015 114 15.0
2014 81 19.9
2013 129 7.9
2012 50 23.5
2011 87 18.8
2010 10 31.2
2009 105 17.1
2008 95 17.9
2007 122 13.8
2006 48 23.6
2005 12 30.1
2004 67 21.8
2003 68 21.6
2002 90 18.7
2001 52 23.0
2000 70 21.4
1999 97 17.6
1998 2 36.4
1997 75 20.6
1996 8 32.5
1995 3 35.2
1994 98 17.5
1993 27 26.7
1992 51 23.2
1991 82 19.8
1990 121 14.0
1989 115 15.0
1988 104 17.1
1987 84 19.7
1986 42 24.3
1985 118 14.7
1984 92 18.3
1983 1 42.5
1982 9 32.0
1981 29 26.2
1980 44 24.1
1979 38 24.6
1978 16 28.9
1977 99 17.5
1976 128 11.8
1975 73 20.9
1974 71 21.4
1973 15 28.9
1972 102 17.2
1971 93 18.2
1970 22 27.8
1969 11 30.6
1968 76 20.4
1967 46 23.8
1966 88 18.7
1965 63 22.0
1964 61 22.3
1963 37 24.7
1962 62 22.1
1961 108 16.5
1960 66 21.8
1959 113 15.2
1958 24 27.8
1957 39 24.6
1956 96 17.9
1955 47 23.7
1954 53 23.0
1953 103 17.2
1952 21 28.0
1951 49 23.6
1950 31 25.9
1949 112 15.2
1948 79 20.2
1947 125 13.2
1946 109 16.5
1945 28 26.4
1944 60 22.3
1943 57 22.8
1942 58 22.5
1941 4 34.9
1940 7 32.7
1939 110 15.3
1938 18 28.7
1937 23 27.8
1936 45 24.0
1935 72 21.2
1934 100 17.4
1933 89 18.7
1932 116 14.8
1931 54 23.0
1930 107 16.7
1929 124 13.3
1928 101 17.2
1927 34 25.0
1926 43 24.2
1925 83 19.8
1924 111 15.3
1923 123 13.6
1922 41 24.3
1921 65 21.9
1920 55 22.9
1919 91 18.6
1918 78 20.3
1917 119 14.2
1916 30 26.1
1915 26 27.0
1914 33 25.6
1913 69 21.6
1912 85 19.0
1911 40 24.4
1910 117 14.8
1909 5 34.5
1908 106 17.0
1907 17 28.8
1906 6 33.5
1905 77 20.4
1904 19 28.2
1903 74 20.7
1902 35 24.8
1901 59 22.4
1900 80 20.1
1899 36 24.8
1898 126 12.5
1897 64 22.0
1896 13 29.5
1895 56 22.9
@@dudeonbike800 OK, YT won't allow links, so piece this 2010 to 2020 precip chart together. I think you will find it far different than the what the media has left in your mind:
://water.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/
2023/06/State-Average-2020.png
And, here is 2000-2010:
://water.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/
2023/06/State-Average-2010.png
What an absolutely marvelous video segment! Thank you!
Great vid!!!
Damn that is so beautiful and scary at the same time! Thank u for the video!
good to see the lake being fed...glad to see you guys were recreating safely...a great experience, post!
Lol, a flash flood is just a drop in the bucket and will not even put a dent in how low that lake is. You need a massive protracted runoff to fill that back up. I think people are easily confused by scale. These creek were probably dry again half an hour later, its really not that much water
Wow awesome footage! Glad you all are safe, thanks for sharing 😊
An epic dessert in the desert .....I'm very envious 😁🍪😂😊🤣😉
That was a crazy day. We were down near Last Chance at the time and I think we missed the worst part of the storm to the east and to the west of us. Lone Rock was hammered by enormous hail and we did see funnel clouds forming.
Lived in page, and Big water for almost 30 years, miss it very much 😢
Dang, it looks really cool out there. I remember back when I had friends before my ex killed all my friendships and I used to go out and enjoy nature. It's nice to see videos like this with the excitement and rugged beauty I remember. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing footage!
Really awesome video very rare to be in a lake when a flood hits glad you guys are okay you handle it like a pro
These are the same ones driving in to a blizzard and stop in the fast lane
So I’m guessing this is Lake Powell in Utah? Amazing video, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the interesting video.
That is spectacular film. Thanks for sharing
We got caught out there my brother was water skiing it came up so fast they he had to let go we could not see him. The waves were going straight up and down taller than the boat.
Did you save him?
Was he unhurt??
Beautiful images! This is why my boat had 2 bilge pumps and a strong Bimini top, but I never dealt with hail...it would be harder to pump out. ;)
Thank You!
There's a face in the wall at 0:50
I see it.....
I don't think anyone has ever gotten that kind of footage on Powell - the flash floods coming down the cataracts - good show!!!
Wow! Nature is amazing!!!!
Wow great footage! Eerie experience. Glad you are safe... very dangerous there with the flash flooding! This is so ethereal it looks like one of those old backrooms youtube videos 🙃
Otherworldly. Awesome.
Really incredible video. Those waterfalls! A friend and I were caught in something much less fierce canoeing on colorado river below hoover dam. Even so it was very spooky for a while.
Just beautiful!
Imagine doing that in a canoe. Powell has canyon vertical rock walls over most of its length. There is simply not a beach or shelf available when you need it.
Being caught out on Powell during a thunderstorm is no joke. Your a good target for lightning. Pay attention to the weather reports on the radio and take them seriously.
Super cool video! I wish I had been there with you guys. That was remarkable.
A bit scary, but so glad to see rain in our part of the country. Monsoons are a bit early this year 😃
Not scary at all
Amazing, unbelievable and scary all at once. Thanks for the Awesome video!
Easy to understand how things are formed by water over the centuries.
Sometimes it does not take centuries.
one of the best things about lake powell- it’s all there to see right in front of you
This makes me miss being out on the boat on Lake Mead. Of course summertime is Vegas' monsoon season so there were plenty of times we were caught out there in heavy rains. I loved it!!
A storm like that and there people and pets without life jackets in such a small vessel!!!!!
I was on Lake Powell for a week in March 1987. There was a feisty snow squall one afternoon for about 20 min. The lake was completely full in those days.