A look at Bartlett Dam as Arizona releases water after wet and snowy winter

[@linedanzer4302]

Good story. Good reporting. Glad to see the lakes and reservoirs filled to capacity.

[@colinsphoneemail]

Damn right

[@MizzScentsational]

Gila River looks great too. Usualy really dry and you don't see too much water. But I went to see a friend and it looks AMAZING. Thanks to rain.

[@jfifield20]

Its a shame all that extra water could not be captured and saved.

[@wavesssss7]

The water isn't being wasted. All that water is flowing into the rivers, watering plants and animals and also seeps into the ground replenishing reservoirs.

[@Jay__EL]

usually farms down river will take water and flood their fields. This adds to the groundwater supply and they are able to take it out in times of drought. Its called ground water recharge

[@migmog9549]

West of the valley is the painted rock retention dam, all of this water is going there

[@jakerazmataz852]

This in NE of Phoenix. It has a long way to go, and probably won't make it to the ocean.

[@davidcanales14]

I always wanted to see this ❤ thanks

[@robertprovo777]

The problem is both Bartlett and Horseshoe are pretty shallow because of all the years of silt .. We really need to resolve with bigger Dam to replace the earthen dam at horseshoe lake

[@gubermon5903]

What would be better is to dredge the current dams instead of adding more.

[@brettbuck7362]

@@gubermon5903 Should do both. Enviro-loonies will fight you every inch of the way, however.

[@azpcox]

Horseshoe has to be drained because of endangered wildlife that moved in during the drought years. Dunno where they are living now. Glad SRP is doing a great job managing the water! That’s a sincere compliment.

[@functionalvanconversion4284]

Awesome!

[@lifewithduchenne3030]

Those arches are brilliant

[@markmrkmarc]

Damn! ❤❤❤ congrats!

[@dplorbl]

Bartlett flows into Verde, then Salt, then recharge downstream; based on some of these comments, clearly you prunepicker transplants are ignorant of AZ geography and water conservation.

[@morganruby]

Check horseshoe dam spillway if you want to see a cool one. The pedestrian walkway goes underneath the water flow. It’s incredible

[@brucebouck6152]

The road to horseshoe lake was closed last weekend road up to Bartlett lake during the bike run last weekend cool ride thru the canyon!

[@jakerazmataz852]

I literally just saw a video on that damn. I was really surprised, pleasantly, that they allowed the public under there.

[@steve-ooo790]

Conserve it! Just cause there’s water doesn’t mean everyone needs to plant grass and waste it

[@mikej238]

who says they do? Phoenix uses less water now than 50 years ago. Nobody has a lawn if their house was built in the last 40. I haven't watered my yard plants and trees in 2 years..no need

[@hostileactual7655]

This is great news!

[@thumpersquid]

Water is life.

[@jimmoses6617]

This is along the verde river. The Verde River hit 72,000 cubic feet per second a couple weeks ago.

[@tompace6916]

Does Bartlett generate power too?

[@mikej238]

no

[@cesarcueto1995]

well ill be damned

[@tylersowa3858]

That "bicycle chain " is like a forklift mast chain on steroids

[@robertwright7283]

Best to save as much-needed water as possible. The drought actually continues.

[@j.d.waterhouse4197]

Yes thanks, too many conservatives on here trying to claim because of one wet winter, we can get back to business, more subdivisions, more artificial lakes, that drought worriers were 'alarmists'. It would take 7 such winters in a row to refill our drained aquifers.

[@rock2946]

Agreed. I do think a portion should be released to provide some relief to those by the river. Another portion should be saved and stored for hard times.

[@mikej238]

@@j.d.waterhouse4197 cork it Libtard. If all you Californiastan refugees would quit moving to AZ we wouldn't have a problem . Screw up your own state...then move and screw up another 😂

[@raphael_created_videos7892]

If the lake level gets to high it has to release the water

[@rexross7086]

Caught a lot of fish out of that lake. Does horse shoe lake have water in it

[@nunyafawkingbiz]

I want to move to Northern AZ As 2 years in Washington state has depressed me with its lack of sunshine

[@cooperparts]

Bring a shovel

[@nunyafawkingbiz]

@@cooperparts I love the snow but love the sun. Yall have both! Here its a lot of snow and a lot of Grey Skies.

[@maklorm5381]

Great 👍

[@MikeSmith-ch7jv]

Woo Hoo, the climate has finally changed for the better! But seriously, glad the dam is full once again.

[@ocsrc]

They need to keep this water. Drought is a problem because we don't keep flood water

[@raphael_created_videos7892]

If the water level gets too high, they have to release water, or the dam fails and it does nothing to water storage

[@erichvonmolder9310]

“This is the bond of water. We know the rites. A man's flesh is his own; the water belongs to the tribe.”

[@patriciaarmstrong6601]

Has it help the lakes that California gets water from or that were so low boats were landlocked or ones that had sunken are no longer under water.

[@troycharland3298]

California can sink along with woke culture

[@bb-fe9ur]

Definitely need more catchment

[@MikeHarris1984]

Holy crap barlet has been so empty for decades.

[@tprice1386]

That's something.

[@calicoasting]

Whomever did this production should make documentaries

[@deekelley891]

Why do these states not build alternate water catchment so that this rare overflow can be captured rather than wastes?

[@mikej238]

where you going to put it?who's land? AZ is not a flat prairie. There are 3 reservoirs in north Phoenix Horseshoe, Bartlett, and Lake Pleasant

[@LastOneOut]

I have lived in az 50 yrs. never heard of bartlett dam or bartlett lake. the news channel only says north of the valley. well, when they build the new dam, they will for sure build 50,000 more homes to use up all the water, or sell it to china probably

[@juanpablopena1612]

The only stories I like from Fox

[@claimerboy]

Too much water and too damn fast. Not goooooood!

[@j.d.waterhouse4197]

Still not enough water, and not fast enough.

[@deweyabbott5310]

Just imagine if they Channeled that water to lake mead

[@johnnnnyyy6055]

It would be great but that kind of infrastructure cost a ton of money.

[@mikej238]

lol uphill 100s of miles

[@christianalexander579]

Winter time is over

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

That’s a beautiful site..though I wish we could’ve made the dam deeper to hold more ! Perhaps it’s time we tap into the new infrastructure bill and get that going due to all the new developments happening and increased migration from other cities.

[@joshuamoore24_7]

They should build another dam by sheep's crossing!

[@Republiks]

Never blame nature. Our inability to save and route water

[@chefwel1]

Hopefully this water can makes its way down to the Colorado and to Mexico

[@raymondbaumann2405]

so no electric seem like a waste .....

[@mikej238]

this is AZ, 50% electricity comes from Palo Verde Nuc plant...plus..ever hear of Solar? Plenty of that in AZ

[@henryc1000]

And where does all of this excess water go… the Pacific Ocean?

[@hobamasucs]

YEP, "Dump The Water" after all people don't need it ! Why not Find a way to save it ???

[@jedclampett6466]

The sediment in the water is disgusting.

[@lotwizzard1748]

that ground is bone dry, tons of water will quickly soak into the ground

[@mikej238]

lol not anymore. AZ is 90% not dry. Check current US drought maps..AZ is 90% " white" It was so wet this winter north Phoenix hills look like Northern Ireland

[@lotwizzard1748]

@@mikej238 unless more new rain replenishes, the wasteful az residents, golf courses etc will help drain the lakes quickly

[@mikej238]

@@lotwizzard1748 phht..wettest coldest winter in 60 years. 165 inches of snow in Flagstaff...average is 100. Phoenix uses less water now then 50 years ago. You sou d line a whiny Libtard. Where do you live? lol 😂

[@lotwizzard1748]

@@mikej238 i dont care about your silly map. arizona residents will waste that water like they always do

[@A3Kr0n]

Drink! Pee! and be happy!

[@king5isaids110]

😊

[@CJP-oz6hr]

Get rid of the music..

[@XploreAz]

That music is made by the flowing water.

[@victorjcano]

Too bad the BART the damn doesn’t generate electricity

[@jerradwilson]

All that chocolate milk going to waste...

[@michaelwagner6877]

Yall this isn't a good thing....I don't why the news is making these "full lake" stories as a feel good piece. This water is coming from some where and considering the climate it wouldn't be too farfetched that mountain snow and ice are melting faster than they should be.

[@mikej238]

phht. Record snowfalls are melting slower than average.

[@scottp29]

Just watch this summer they will cry drought because they let too much water out duhhhhhhh

[@johnschnee3934]

We are Saved by Grace Through FAITH NOT WORKS. Salvation is a free gift from GOD given to those all who will believe LORD JESUS CHRIST DIED AS A SALVATION LAMB for our sins by the BLOOD OF LORD JESUS CHRIST HIS BLOOD CLEANSES Our Sins (WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT)777+ (shed HIS BLOOD on the cross) for us

[@hereandthere8900]

Don’t release to much.

[@know-body2519]

⌛️

[@kevint5391]

Total mismanagement period

[@raphael_created_videos7892]

If the dam lake level gets too high they have to release water or the dam will fail and it's not mismanagement all dams are required to release water if the water level gets too high Ave

[@stenbak88]

Such a waste

[@bikerguy5829]

God always provides. Put your faith in him and you'll have no worries

[@Romgenas]

Energy waste

[@rhoefferle]

Flood the deserts with all that extra water

[@Fishingarizona94]

Let’s talk about how these systems ruin our environment

[@michaellalanae7228]

Drain it all and return it to a dry desert .

[@bennysapien4148]

In a drought. Wasting water down the Salt River. Make the lakes bigger.

[@PyroShields]

At the end of the video they said they are going to make the dam bigger.

[@dougc190]

And they're talking about putting one in one of the canyons by Lake Apache too. I can't read the article on Arizona Central because I don't want to pay for it

[@Bryan-Hensley]

Yeah, it's because of the drought. It's because of global warming. Blah ha ha ha ha ha ha. Blah ha ha ha ha ha. 😅😂

[@pinga858]

You need the rivers to run somewhat naturally or else you have bigger issues like erosion from lack of vegetation (yes even in the dry the lakebed and water under the sand keeps bushes and other plants/animals alive). That's why every dam has an outflow, and unless its all the way at dead pool it will always have flow going out.

[@lyleanderson8160]

@@dougc190 Lake Apache??

[@M.Mae.M]

Disappointing to see all that water go to waste.

[@DemPilafian]

Rivers aren't waste.

[@sdarms111doug9]

Seems like poor planning

[@dougc190]

Why do you say that?

[@sdarms111doug9]

@@dougc190 They've had to release triple the amount of water the reservoir holds. This drought had been a few decades in the making... perhaps something could have been done many years ago to capture more of the water?

[@dougc190]

@@sdarms111doug9 well I can agree with you on that. I'm sure they got percolation pods just like they do out here to Central valley of California, but with all the environmental reports and environmentalist just in general even if they'd wanted to at the beginning of the drought they'd probably still be fighting it in court unfortunately. Hell in this stupid State of California they passed a proposition to build dams and have money for it (I didn't vote for it because I thought it was BS) and here we are I don't know how many years later and we still have a built one.

[@ribstogo12]

@@sdarms111doug9 This is water that had been held back and released, after being release from Horseshoe Dam upstream. There's just been a TON of water this season. But that's just this season, and it's hard to justify the expense and impact of creating another dam when years like this only come very sparingly. Even if we had the water, holding it for multiple years is also a challenge because it evaporates right out of the lake in dry climates like this. That's why some states are exploring aquifer recharge techniques to store it underground for future years.

[@dannelson6980]

@@sdarms111doug9 How do you think the next reservoir in the chain of reservoirs gets filled if you don't release water to the next one. How do the aquifers get recharged if you don't put water back? Once they subside you have lost that storage and you can't bring it back.

[@MrHkballer1]

This is insanity... we are in the worse drought experienced but yet we're releasing water. Where is the urgency to build more water storage?!

[@raphael_created_videos7892]

If the water level gets too high the dam has to release that water and it does nothing to the farms

[@Cell1000bc]

That lake must be fully silted up with brown water like that.

[@gubermon5903]

Happens any time there is heavy rain and snow melt, all the raging rivers carry it down. It should settle out once it stops being filled so quickly.

[@gizzyguzzi]

Heaven forbid people, plants and animals should get any water.