Echo Bay Lake Mead Extreme Drought Conditions

Echo Bay Lake Mead Extreme Drought Conditions Check out the extreme low water conditions at Echo Bay located at the north end of Lake mead. The abandoned Echo Bay Lodge and empty campgrounds. The Boat Launch is closed and no signs of it opening again. The 2022 drought of the southwest has taken an extreme toll on the water resources for the entire South Western USA
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[@lloydbaker6988]

Hey ,Hey, It's RVerTV Russ, Thanks for letting us ride along to Echo Bay today. Your To Cool For SCHOOL. 👍

[@keithtowles4550]

Russ, thanks for making the extra effort to document all of this. I doubt no one else has covered the situation at Lake Mead as thoroughly as you have. Safe travels.

[@stephenbrown3763]

Hey Russ!!! "KEEP LOOKING" for the "WATER"!!! Be Safe!!!

[@roynapora7683]

Thanks! Another beautiful run of the desert landscape. I could build a vacation off these videos!. You're doing a good job narrating these also.

[@lucyfoster8624]

Thanks for this tour of Echo Bay. Never thought I would see this in my life time. This is an end of an era. I will never see it full again either.

[@jr2no160]

Yes history IS what it IS. Documentation is a must so as to assist future generations of learning from experiences and mistakes. 👍🏿

[@anti-hyperv4797]

Yes. Russ is doing the average "spectator" a great service.

[@gregdeeth5701]

I was there in '97 with my wife. Beautiful place, had lunch and walked around the property to the docks. Loved the massive houseboats. The water lines were very noticeable back then. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@lindawoody8501]

Sad about the businesses and homes that are empty/vandalised, or losing value quickly because of the levels of the lake dropping and marinas closing. May be worse later if the lake continues to drop unchecked. Also if anyone does kayak, please be sure to notify others where you plan to be in the lake, and when you plan to be back. Very importantly, wear a certified personal floatation device. An unfortunate kayaker lost his life this past week kayaking in a thunderstorm there at Lake Mead. A very sad situation and no life preserver on him!

[@gusbi1]

Brilliant videos ....so sad to watch the decline of the lakes ....thanks for sharing and keep up the great work 🇬🇧

[@ronaldclark2624]

Nice report about a sad situation for the many people affected by it! Ron PTL USA

[@lindamartin2045]

Thank you ...still beautiful.👍👍🤗🤣Colors, patterns and textures. Memories...sort of. Don't know why my heart gets excited seeing palm trees. Take care

[@evelynlammel5680]

Hi Russ, thank you for taking me on your journey to Echo Bay. As a child we would vacation at Lake Mead. In the middle 50's I would have never dreamed that Lake Mead would be what it is now. So sad but that is what this long drought has produced.

[@Basscater81]

The drought hasn’t helped but the releasing of water for those who have payed for it down stream is a massive issue as well

[@monsterkxf]

Fun fact; ‘ebay’ the company was named after echo bay as the founder spent a lot of time there with his family in its hay day 🤘🤘 (still has a massive home/compound in the Vegas area)

[@johnc3601]

Interesting fact. I didn't know that. Thanks !

[@beckyyoung725]

So sad to see this but it still has its own beauty! Thanks Russ for the vlog!😀

[@carlsaganlives5112]

I agree! Very stark, apocalyptic quality with not only the barren, sharp mountains and the obvious shell of a large lake, but the empty(perfectly landscaped and paved/striped) parking areas, picnic tables you could walk up to today and have lunch on. I would go there now on purpose, but probably not before - I prefer it quieter, less crowded - but yeah, cool eerie vibe, fer sure!

[@21psd]

Very sad to see. I used to love bringing our boat out here and having breakfast in the restaurant at the hotel. In the 80's, the water level was just below the back of the hotel and it had a beautiful marina. The hotel has been closed down for many years now.

[@Nettsinthewoods]

Amazing to think you be under water going along that road. It really brings home the situation.

[@nimou777]

Nice to ride with you again Brother! Peace Love and Many Blessings from Northern Arizona!👍✌️❤️🙏🙏🙏✨️😇

[@gregsmith2377]

Thanks for the great update

[@jesscarey7666]

Thanks for the video Russ!

[@SPak-rt2gb]

Thanks for showing us around and stay dry, the monsoon runoff actually brought the lake up a tiny, tiny bit for the first time in a long time. Safe Travels

[@Mike80528]

I believe the report was 0.75 inch increase. Seriously...(sigh). The soil is so parched...

[@charlesyell6318]

Thanks Russ you do a great job.

[@lindahoudek9855]

Enjoyed the drive around Lake Mead. It is sad that the lake is drying up. Thanks Russ!

[@rsaldivar4218]

Thanks Russ, I’ve been watching all the Lake Mead updates on KZbin, waiting for someone to show the Echo Bay campgrounds area. I camped there for a week back in 2017… it was really low back then. I think they had just kicked all of Bundy’s cattle off the range. A whole lot has changed around that neck of the desert! I’ll bet the wild donkey’s aren’t real happy about the water situation either! Another great update, we appreciate you! 👍🏼

[@robertmcnearny9222]

Just looked this up on Google Earth. Photo on there was from 2017. The ramp was in the water, and vehicles with boat trailers are in the parking area. Amazing the difference.

[@richardl.7390]

Hello Russ. During my 2019 visit, I didn't recognize anything in Echo Bay. There was a nice campground near the water's edge in 1998. Everything was abandoned 20 years later. Very sad, indeed ! I can't wait to see your images of Valley of Fire ... RICHARD

[@waynedavis5640]

I'm 50 lived here off n on 20 plus years. Graduated from here it's nuts seeing everything happening in such a short time. It's gutting really. What gets me the most is they are going to develop all the way to the top of Charleston all the way to state line as the lake is shrinking to desperation levels. Idk bla bla lol When I was 18 19 yrs we were catching 3 to 10 pounders off the banks. Silver black repala. Anchovies The wash would get crazy boils Jet ski cove hole 33. Those 40 plus hogs were pretty common ppl with boats. What me and a bud would do is fish for beer at the bait shop buy the doods bait hike out to our spot get all the lanterns close to water chum out some anchovies cast out with silver black rapala. Worked pretty well. Always had another line out at the bottom. Great vids appreciate the updates. Let's hope for more rain heavy snow this winter

[@abraham1]

Thank You Russ for "Recording The History"

[@DW-qe7qe]

Thanks for taking us along Russ. Love the escape.

[@smokingfoxx]

Thanks for all the updates Russ! This footage is priceless.. historical records . Have a great rest of your summer!

[@jmartin9785]

Thanks! Great job on this "tour", best one I've seen! Really enjoyed watching. Will watch it again tonight. The best to you!🌈

[@Smurf431]

Like Keith says below, Thank You for getting up & close and showing, in REAL full-length footage, the reality of this tragedy. It will take a miracle thru many years to restore all of this, if it even happens...

[@jillklann4516]

Thank you so much for sharing this. Unbelievable. Be safe.

[@matapeake]

you may not quite realize it yet but you are creating a visually stunning history of an unfolding apocalypse that few understand...the greatest climate migration imaginable is now maybe just 2 years away...millions of people will go east...sad hardly will describe this.

[@johnc3601]

Wow... Thanks for posting. I'm from Chicago. We took a drive out west back in 1984 and stood at this hotel. We had drinks at the bar and ate in the restaurant. We also rented a small boat. It's totally amazing how everything has changed. The water came up within 50' from the hotel back then. ...how sad......................................

[@colinklang]

Just incredible. It's so beautiful out there. It's pretty mind blowing seeing the water level drops over time with those water marks.

[@juliebradford2999]

Enjoy, happy travels! Thanks for Sharing! 👍👍✌😁👌

[@husky500cr]

Wow, I use to water ski with my older sister and her husband. He had a brand new Sea Ray boat he kept at the dry boat docks which also had a convenience store. The hotel was a Holiday Inn. This was from 1979 to 1985. In 1983 the lake was filled all the way to the top and it was blue, clear, and cool. Such a beautiful lake then. Hopefully, we get some heavy rains for the next years to help out. My sister's husband just passed away last Christmas Eve. RIP.

[@augustinboyd9626]

Safe Travels Russ thanks for sharing your trips and sad to see how our world has done to all of the Beautiful Places and keep up the great work.

[@rosethompson5511]

This update is my favourite so far, loved the abandoned hotel

[@oldladysusie3009]

Incredible! Enjoyed it. Thanks for the ride

[@ZeldaRosenthal]

We sold a house in Northern Arizona 2 years ago and we weren’t thinking about the water. I am so glad we did....I really appreciate your effort, Russ. The green water is most disturbing. Thank you so much. ❤️

[@MrEroshan]

Last time I was at Echo Bay lodge there was a huge catered wedding there and we could put our boat in next to the lodge.

[@nancycain4434]

That drone video really shows how green that water is. Thanks for the video. Sad to see how low it is ,but that's the reality we are living in.

[@williamlind32]

That Colorado water basin is Doooomed !!! It'll be decades before that water returns ta normal .... Nice video reporting very informative.. Thanks (-:

[@janiewilliams48]

So sad the lake is down Thanks for sharing the video The William's Paul and Janie, Ohio

[@evelynwinchester4726]

Thank you for your well documented videos of the situation. I've learned more from you than the "regular news. Stay safe.

[@martyrose]

Fantastic series Russ! Great that you took the time to document this. I guess they could get a snow making machine and turn that ramp into a ski area! 😄 Stay safe out there! 💕

[@martyrose]

Posting these to Telegram. ♥️

[@MrIslandman59]

I see where the lake actually came up a few tenths of a foot from that rain the other day, about a year of that would help, huh? Thanks Russ!

[@Expressionistix]

Just enough to make up for daily evaporation lol

[@Tlyna1952]

It would take many years of heavy rain fall or snow melt to bring the lake back and I don't think that is going to happen anytime soon. What fell the other day has probably already had the equivalent or more evaporate.

[@ruthanderson1758]

This sad to see. I was in Las Vegas in the fall of 2010 and we took a day trip to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. We crossed over the Hoover Dam not long before the new elevated road was opened to the public. I remember seeing the white line on the shores of the river near the dam and was told by someone that it indicated what the water level used to be - I was shocked at how low it was - can't imagine what it's like now 12 years later.

[@jasonev2011]

Absolutely mind boggling how much water that lake has lost and continues to lose. 🙏 for rain 🌧 for you guys!

[@jtcowboy5518]

That is so sad and depressing! I really hope the lake will fill up again and all these places can thrive once more.

[@S-Ltd1000]

Hi from South West UK Russ. Unbelievable watching these lakes disappear. Must be scary for the people in South West US.☹️

[@scottdeforge1331]

Thanks for the sobering trip to Echo Bay. Sad to see, but i thank you for bringing it to us.

[@orionwarren4244]

As you can see by the 'bathtub' ring, 2:30 the campground below would have been under water 25 years ago. Maybe even where you're standing Russ! Lake Mead will soon be a memory, I'm afraid😢

[@dawnr9158]

I love that show Mysteries of the Abandoned. I thought of that show too when I see the hotel and the docks in the middle of the desert.

[@glennbeadshaw727]

Echo Bay far away in time Echo Bay far away in time Echo Bay!!!.... thank you thank you very much

[@ralphp3057]

Thanks for taking us along on the history tour ! As you say good or bad ! Thanks for sharing Russ !!!

[@zerofox7347]

It’s staggering too see just how much water was in there and how deep it was when full.

[@richardross3172]

Oh so sad seeing what used to be. Russ, you are a brave guy being in the desert in July! Go north young man, go north!!!!

[@grantmourning189]

Yea, come up to northern minnesota. It has rained half the summer. North of Duluth

[@moecabrera9595]

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE your videos!!! Very educational, and as you mentioned, "historical". Thank you very much! God bless you and keep you safe!

[@larryjohnson6398]

. Video but really sad to see the lake disappearing all the jobs lost anyway be safe thanks for a great video

[@glennandrews7689]

Nice vid Russ; oh yes, brings back many, many memories of summer vacations from the 1970's thru to '90's at Echo Bay and the Lodge. Hope you don't mind but I think you missed a golden opportunity to stop at the market and see if anyone was actually holding open the store/station and see what they had to say regarding the Lodge, etc? In any event, happy travels and fingers crossed we get some higher water flows down the mighty Colorado. :)

[@MeatsackMiracle]

Believe it or not the store is still open, but no gas.

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

🙋‍Hello Russ! Still a beautiful blue. Very sad situation indeed. The lives that have been altered because of it. In hopes you enjoy your weekend. I'm ready to go North when you are.

[@j.r1357]

It's sad to see but thankful to see it on your videos. Sad history

[@Rod-db8tt]

Subscribed ... you're visiting our old stomping grounds before water level check. Echo bay may still be a nice place to camp autumn/winter. If it's still that deserted you probably wouldn't get any grief from Rangers riding dirtbikes an quads to the water.

[@cindyhenke9914]

Russ you should definitely check out the Lost City Museum in Overton.. it’s world class and so many artifacts that were collected from the Lake Mead area before it was flooded. We were there in March and it was well worth it!

[@desertrose9499]

How sad. Plenty of water when I was last there in 2002. I hear Echo Bay is how eBay got its name. Not sure if it's true but I heard thst. I miss the way it was. Thanks Russ for all you do 👍 Safe travels. Going north? I bet you are going to Sturgis! Wish I was. Have fun.

[@earllutz2663]

Russ. Thanks again, for bringing this- thru video- to us. Again, it is a shame that all of the flooding going on in numerous areas of the country, can't come to the lake Mead lake Powell areas.

[@skyebird3933]

Thanks for filming this time in history, sad though it is. Going to be a lot of changes on Mother Earth in the next few years. Take care, stay safe.

[@moefuggerr2970]

Dropping nearly 5 feet a month that might become an isolated pond soon.

[@rd8370]

I’m sure people will be climbing up on the B 29 one day.

[@MrMustangMan]

great video.... awesome camera quality.!!!!!

[@MeatsackMiracle]

70 miles from hemminway to echo, but thats to the resort. I was a maintenance tech at echo 20 years ago. I havn't been there in 15 yrs- Im amazed! Thanks for the vid! I lived in a mobile home across from the campground on the right as you were leaving. I don't know how to feel about this. I guess I am old to think I lived in a ghost town! I should have taken a bunch of pics back then!

[@barackmycat9448]

Amazing job on that. I hope it approaches it`s low point soon. It`s terrible.

[@laqutis]

A harsh and sad truth: Nothing lasts, everything change's.

[@verdagarner5112]

I stayed at a campground somewhere on lake mead in 2001, but have no idea which one it was. This is so sad to see this lake dry up. Nice video thanks for sharing.

[@davechristensen3167]

We camped there twice last fall and they were extending the boat ramp at that time. The campgrounds are fine and far enough off the beaten path so there are plenty of empty spots. Didn’t stay in the rv park with hookup’s it was pretty full

[@davidknutson0616]

Another great video despite how sad the situation is. Stay safe. My road trip starts in a few more days out to the desert 🏜..

[@flappinwings7274]

It's amazing the amount of money spent on the roads and parking lots. It doesn't look like it's been used at all. They put RPM's for centetlines on the road. That stuff is spendy. And for what? Sad. Thanks Russ. Very interesting.

[@GeorgeAmodei21]

Yes VIRGIN RIVER from ZION ( Just moved back from St. George/Hurricane, UTAH). OH WOW! ...I don't reconize it anymore. We did Mohave/Laughlin every week from So Calif. during April -Sept/October. ( I don't want to add up how much I spent but I know I have very GOOD Memories at these LAKES). Thank you very much for making these VIDS of ALL THE Marina's of MEAD! ( Valley of Fire is a taste of UTAH...Pretty though :) George Amodei

[@RJsadventures]

I watched this, than went back to 2019 when we was there. I compared your video to ours. Standing on the same ramp. In only 3 yrs, the water has dropped a lot. It’s not gonna last must longer.

[@annieyahu676]

Thanks for Sharing ❤️

[@paulosullivan3472]

Back in the 80's they said this lake was unsustainable and was going to dry up but everyone laughed.

[@Numar87by3wheels]

Hey Russ, I remember this marina as kid in the 60s 70s and the blooming shrubs and palms. Thanks

[@Numar87by3wheels]

I recently walked the bridge looking at Hoover Dam. A shocker for sure.

[@milehighkit4725]

Amazing to see that green patch where water recently was! Here's an idea, build a bunch of new stuff down at the current water level and the lake will certainly start to fill 🙂 That would be money well spent!

[@VegasJPH]

Sad, growing up in the late 70s & 80s Echo was where our family went to boat, camp & fish.

[@McIntyreBible]

This reminds me of what has happened to the Dead Sea: it was once full decades ago, but has dropped significantly!

[@michaelhensel4022]

Again, all by design ......... Lake Meade dropping like a rock but, area lakes around Phoenix just fine

[@penelope4885]

Very pretty photography. I screen shot and make my backgrounds on devices. Makes me feel like I have been there

[@jazzz3934]

Your videos are so informative. Have you heard they are diverting the water from lake mead to lake Las Vegas? I saw a very interesting video yesterday with a lot of back up. I'll find it and post link. I also saw someone else post about drilling in lake mead.

[@penelope4885]

Thank you

[@robertbumpus2889]

So sad to see this again, We eloped and were married in Las Vegas, we honeymooned at Echo Bay back in the day 1988. The water was right outside the back of the bldg. We were there last year and were just shocked that it is now a ghost town. It is terrible what is happening today. We live in So California and I for one am worried about not only the water but also that there will be no more power generated from the dam. This is really serious!

[@maryelmaguire3161]

It will be interesting what it will look like in a year. Russ is off to Sturgis South Dakota.

[@marshallsanders5672]

Good video !

[@johnjordan1357]

It is so sad to see Lake Mead like that. I keep praying for a really heave snowpack in the western Rockies each year, maybe this winter.

[@swerne01]

I spent some time camping at Echo Bay back in 2019. The lodge was abandoned already back then. I had a lot of fun hiking in the Mohave desert. Echo Bay is not far from Valley of Fire State Park and there are other red rock areas within easy driving distance. I also hiked down to various coves along that peninsula you drove down and swam in Lake Mead. I think I'd better hurry up if I want to go and swim there again.

[@sharonholding5982]

So sad. We need rain, just not all at once. As much as it is difficult to see, still Thank you for documenting the effects of this drought. Stay safe. ✌

[@TheBobaroooo]

"...Mother Nature gobbled up all the water ..." got a kick out of that one !

[@brianbanks3882]

Mother Nature always takes back what’s hers!!

[@stephendevore3902]

Thanks!!!😎

[@SenatorBulworth]

Did you retire the electric bike and hitch-mounted carrier, Russ? It seems like quite a few episodes since you mentioned either.

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Gosh I hope not. An eBike is the best thing since Ikea mustard.