South Cove Marina Boat Launch Is Closed - Lake Mead

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[@lloydbaker6988]

Hey Hey it's our RVerTV Russ. Thanks for letting us tag along today and explore with you. 👍

[@charlesward8196]

In 2019 I decided to go on a Grand Canyon Dory trip with OARS. 2020 was already booked, but I made a reservation for April 2021. Lee’s Ferry to Pipe Creek, near Phantom Ranch. I was not prepared for how well we were guided and fed. I would not describe it as “hard core” at all. I wanted to go all the way to Pierce Ferry, but could not cajole anyone I knew to do the 14 days, and settled for 8 days with my adult son. 8 of the 16 guests left the river at Pipe Creek, and 8 new guests hiked in to take the second half of the trip. That turned out for the best, as I was getting pretty worn out. Some rode out on mules, but my 30-year old son and I hiked out with our gear, about 20 pounds or so. At age 67, I trained pretty hard for months, and made it to the trailhead in 7 hours.

[@douglasnyquist2933]

Congratulations I'm 65 with a few back surgeries and I'm pretty i would have taken the mules.

[@harvardlawyerlee]

Absolutely beautiful cinematography. Thanks for showing us.

[@talldude5841]

It would be scary to see what happens when or if it goes empty in three, maybe four years. I guess it will be a good time to prepare life without water. Good show Russ.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Yeah but who will we sell to ? The greater fool

[@SPak-rt2gb]

Glad I saw it when it was almost full, sad sight indeed. Safe Travels

[@shellyrusek8035]

So sad to see Lake Mead SO low. But love all the beautiful scenery. Thank you Russ for the incredible video.

[@easyb622]

Without the water that scenery looks like mad max to me

[@rvertv]

Hi Shelly from Arizona

[@stevomcsteve9492]

I'm from the east coast. I don't see beautiful scenery. Looks like a baron wasteland to me!

[@easyb622]

@@stevomcsteve9492 I told people those pics look like some parts of the movie Mad Max

[@kennethayers8526]

Wow Russ , so sad to see that Awesome Lake looking like this. It was full to the max when we were stationed in Las Vegas from 1984 - 87 !

[@skyebird3933]

Wow! If you didn't think the drought was bad, after seeing this you'd know it is. Sad to see but thanks for filming it.

[@jodybryant1752]

Great coverage. Your efforts to keep us informed, are much appreciated. Take care and stay safe 🇺🇸

[@anti-hyperv4797]

I'be been watching your Chanel for about a year. I'm somewhat in the video/music production business. Please don't change your style/flow- ever. Your video clips are perfect. You layout/document your trips so well. The drone footage, when possible, is an added helpful bonus. I have a cousin in St. Louis that sounds just like you. Amazing.

[@rvertv]

Thank you so much

[@MrIslandman59]

Lake Mead will probably drop below 1,042 tomorrow. I remember flying over Lake Mead in the early '70's and it was at full pool. It was a magnificent site, real shame what's happening!

[@xstanadu]

Beautiful scenery everywhere you look ! To see the Lake drying up like that is really sad to see . Definitely would like to make a trip to see it . Thanks for sharing your adventure to Lake Meade ! No crowds to deal with !!

[@charleshicks3492]

Sad and sorry times for the lake, be safe😎😎👍

[@SherryAustinMcginley]

Thank you Russ. Another good video of the Lake Mead area.

[@bartobruintjes7056]

This is very scary for the people in Las Vegas.

[@jojobeans64]

wow i guess it was bound to happen one day thanks Russ for showing us

[@micheleploeser7720]

You guys were out of water 20 years ago, now live with it.

[@gregskolozdra]

Thanks for sharing another enjoyable video! The clouds cast beautiful shadows on the landscape. I hope the monsoons bring much needed rain!

[@goblincamper2004]

Back in 1996-1997 my family visited Overton, Nevada when Lake mead was higher and there was a marina at Overton. I remember walking around the marina there in Overton and seeing a lot of fish right up by the docks.

[@fabienlamour3644]

Thank you for giving this point of view of this sad situation... Good filming.

[@j.l.salayao8055]

Oh my, that diesel engine hum is a good music to my ear...what a treat. Thank you for taking us with you. Stay safe and happy trails. Cheers from a fellow nomad in the Nevada desert!

[@GratefulOverlander]

👍👍 so strange to see that dock on the ground. It's just living history though, at some point when it dries it will still be a tourist destination like the Salton Sea.

[@garymorris5974]

You never know what you have until its gone

[@SPak-rt2gb]

You must have been listening to Cinderella 😂, but it's true

[@tpatchie]

Feel for you all , it’s so sad was a such a treasure

[@tpatchie]

Your welcome , please gift it to another avid watcher I visited Lake Mead 09 and again in 2012 while visiting family in Las Vegas , I live Down Under (Australia) Planning on coming back to Visit family in Utah , Driving from Los Angeles again sadly it won’t be the same

[@davidd5636]

I am from Europe, I visited the area in the 90s, it looks so much different now, i hope the waterlevels will rise again, thank you for shooting this.

[@charlesyell6318]

The first video I watched from you was about 2 years ago, you had been out for 6 months, you stopped and did a video of lake mead. How sad to seeing it disappear . Thanks for sharing.

[@Lithrone1]

Another great video! Thank you. Keep ‘em coming!

[@nancycain4434]

So sad to see the water leavel so low. That's one of the reasons being a nomad is important to me. I can go where they have water.

[@joeb6708]

You're a nomad?

[@decimusrex92]

@@joeb6708 With a smart phone. Got to have the bare survival essentials ya know.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

If you can afford fuel

[@airratchetjockey7605]

That’s crazy, thanks for filming it. I’ve been in Dolan springs a few times!

[@ZeldaRosenthal]

Great work, and I thank you so much! ❤️

[@meloneyparker]

Mighty Lake Mead is no longer mighty, or even a lake. 😥

[@decimusrex92]

Pond Mead. The greatest paddle boarding location?

[@sandraday6955]

nice puddle you guys got there.

[@DavidProctor21]

I mean it’s still 63 miles long… for now

[@sandraday6955]

@@DavidProctor21 that would be a wide river?

[@DavidProctor21]

@@sandraday6955 it’s a highland reservoir. They took the Colorado and when they dammed it up for the Hoover dam it created the lake. Wikipedia says the lake was 112 miles long and 532 at its deepest depth between the 70s and 1983. Max capacity was 28.23 acre feet of water. Then it’s been shrinking since and on June 1st water capacity was down to 7.517 million acre feet

[@aaronp0324]

Great perspective on the car ride. It gives a true sense of how far down you would've been under water before.

[@GeorgeAmodei21]

So SAD to see this happen. Good memories w/ House Boats, Wakeboarding for week in mouth of GRAND CANYON

[@lindawoody8501]

Lake Mead's water has dropped 1.5 feet in the past seventeen days. Every day it drops one-half to one inch. So sad and in less than 3 years no more electricity or outflow if things do not change radically. The mountains and desert and remaining lake are very pretty. Many thanks for the virtual adventure.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Thats going to to keep going up exponencially as there is less and less surface water...Martini glass..

[@henrywardell4635]

We Love RVerTV - BEST TV ON KZbin. RVerTV - Too Cool for School. Thank you Russ.

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[@dalekundtz760]

Thanks Russ for taking along with you to this once vibrant and beautiful lake?. We do have to remember that before the Colorado was dammed, this was a river. Would be great to see pictures of this area pre- damming. Wonder how deep and wide the Colorado was way back then? The drop off at the old boat launch is unbelievable! Be safe my friend driving down there.

[@CheviotHills]

It’s not a lake. It’s a man made reservoir in a desert.

[@decimusrex92]

@@CheviotHills It's a reservoir that is a lake. Why the distinction? Hence the name LAKE Mead. Oh, I get it. If we didn't build this reservoir in a desert then it wouldn't dry up? That lake has been there for over 91 years. According to your theory it never would have filled. Ever. If your theory is correct, the Colorado River would never make the 1450 mile journey to the ocean either. 🤪

[@robertwilliams2995]

Thanks for the vid. In another month you won't need a fishing pole just waders to walk to the puddle with a fish in it

[@lindapoore7608]

Water is beautifully clear and clean.

[@richardduke9788]

The Pacific ocean is setting up to have a 3rd La Nina in a row . Never done that since records were kept . It will take 2 or 3 El Nino in a row to actually put any water in the pond . Be safe in your travels !

[@editorgyrl17]

Yeah, this summer in Cal is going to be brutal. Our Spring was just hot and windy and dry. Seems like there’s no Winter anymore. Just Fall, Spring, Summer, and Bake.

[@editorgyrl17]

Thanks for the vid. I’ve been wanting to see it for myself but you and others are providing such great documenting. It was still an incredibly beautiful day, with the fast moving clouds and shadowing.

[@waynehogue2499]

Thanks for sharing! We were out there in 2016.

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[@stephbrandenburg9957]

Thumbs up because somehow the beauty of the desert that you appreciate despite lowest water levels. Waiting for another electric bike excursion! Ride Away!

[@johnmcvay2627]

I have watch several of these videos, but this one really put it in to perspective!!

[@infinitycosmos4723]

I want to travel like this.. I probably never will get to.. Thank you for sharing!🙏❤️

[@herbbrandt1589]

I live in Henderson and we just keep building and building and building more homes..

[@SmittyAZ]

You can still blame California. They are the ones moving there?

[@Resounded]

I also live in Henderson... Retired water treatment plant operator.. Hard cold Fact here... Growth rate is contingent on available acre feet of water... It is a Federal Law ! but, Las Vegas and Henderson.. took bribe money from developers ( who don't live here ) and, over populated the Desert ... 75 percent of our potable water is used in construction... Compaction and dust control... Residents use around 20 percent... So, They tell the residents .. cut back but, they continue to build ! Stop Building !!!!!

[@SmittyAZ]

@@Resounded Or, at least build what's needed the most in boom towns in the desert. Affordable housing...

[@1hasbeen531]

Thank you for speaking the TRUTH. Is there drought? Absolutley, but the reality is the desert can not support tract developers building McMansions four feet apart at breakneck speed. It is sad and stupid.

[@cristinapayne548]

I lived 10 miles away. Left in 2020. Becoming a devalued ghost town in Meadview. Watching this breaks my heart. Next to many lakes again in Texas.

[@DDBBK]

First time viewer. Enjoyed your content and style. Thank you for bringing us updates.

[@Tomee62538]

Thanks for the tour.

[@stephenbrown3763]

Hey Russ!!! I "TOLD YOU" To "BRING" The "WATER"!!! (So Sad)...Be Safe!!!

[@TheDeadMan3848]

Absolutely Amazing!!!

[@SmittyAZ]

Again, Thanks! I'm sure I have some pictures of South Cove that I took about 20 and 10 years ago. It seems almost unbelievable... I can't wait to see Temple Bar.

[@desertrose9499]

So sad to see Lake Mead dying. 😢 I remember when it was amazing. Why is the water green? Great video.....feel like I am on the road. Great camera work. Beautiful work Russ. Very sad situation. I haven't seen anything about this on Los Angeles news. I only know from You Tube and my trips to the lake. Safe travels! Thank you Russ!!!

[@rvertv]

thanks !!

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Algae

[@Acein3055]

Thanks for the great videos. It's the next best thing to being there.

[@deemisquadis9437]

Wow thanx so much, keep shining the truth. Blessings to you

[@rvertv]

Thank you, I will

[@markwood1097]

WOW Russ you delivered again. what a step back in time. cant imagine how much surveying our forefathers did mapping out the region, planning the lake. love how your vids tie back together, editing is fantastic. can truly hear in your voice you love the solitude.. even better time to take a picnic there! thanx so much!!!..........mark

[@autumnskyes5633]

Honestly, Russ, I would enjoy it so much if you were to get your license! So many times when I watch your videos of your local water holes (what's left of some of them) I wonder what's in there and how good the fishing might be. Unfortunately, I haven't been out fishing for awhile but I truly enjoy it. I'm one of those people who will try a place, rain or shine, just to see if anything's biting. There's nothing like a fresh tasty beer battered shore lunch! 🍺 🎣 Happy and safe travels!

[@SaltyNationalist]

Check out "Sin City Outdoors" here on KZbin.. They have been reporting on this for awhile, and they also fish on occasion too.. The last video I watched, they caught 2 stripers and did a catch n cook.. Lol. It's a father and son channel..

[@ragnar1439]

And up north here in Minnesota many of the docks are unusable on Lake of the Woods because they’re underwater! So much water In the lake this year!

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[@geezerpleasers_OG]

I've been binge watching your videos lately and really enjoying them. I love the pace, and I love the matter of fact presentation. After I watch one of your videos, I feel like I was there in person. I first watched your channel last year when I watched your videos from up around the Ely/Great Basin National park area. Lately I've been watching your videos from along Route 66 and around Lake Mead. They have given me a lot of good ideas for trips I want to take this summer and fall.

[@rogerwright1902]

Sad. I was there two weeks ago, hoping to see it for the first time. Next time I'll have to bring my kayak, since that's about the only thing that can launch now.

[@XXtheJUMPoffXX]

Your driving footage is awesome 👍

[@larryjohnson6398]

Wow sad to see hope will come back someday. Be safe Russ

[@jakebrakebill]

I'm about a 100 miles away from there and wanted to check it out but with the price of gas, I can't afford to be nosy anymore. So, thanks for doing it for me.

[@supersami7748]

I’ve had a place in Meadview for about 11 years, the rule (or law) according to the Rangers has always been no camping. They pulled the Rangers many years ago so people just started camping as there was nobody to enforce it. Great pictures! I guess I need to spring for a good camera instead of a very old phone for pictures.

[@SmittyAZ]

No one took the signs down?

[@RvDavy]

Hey Ole Russ this is not so cool for school Russ. Where do you live Russ what city?

[@editorgyrl17]

Why not? Not like there’s anything out there that would burn.

[@bjclassic1950]

Beyond sad to see what is happening out there.😨

[@bluelush4168]

Climate change from cars is real.

[@oldladysusie3009]

It would be fun to watch you fish!

[@richardl.7390]

Well, it seems the "Recreation is over" around Lake Mead. I had found a very nice campground at Echo Bay in Nevada during my 1998 trip. In 2019, nothing remained of it and the water level hasn't ceased falling down since ... Is it a long term tendency linked to Climate Change or simply a temporary situation ? Time will tell but for now, nice places to swim or cool down have disappeared. Las Vegas will begin to feel the effects of the drought soon (water and/or electricity rationing in the worst case scenario). I just heard on CBS News that the Great Salt Lake in Utah has shrunk a lot too. No trip South this year for me anyway, with all that's going on in the U.S. I feel lucky you can present these fabulous videos, you know Arizona and places to camp safely so well. Cheers, my friend !! RICHARD

[@gargar8196]

It isn’t climate change It’s millions more people using the water

[@internetcensure5849]

"Is it a long term tendency linked to Climate Change or simply a temporary situation ?" No more greenhouse effect, buddy? So, now, it's "climate change", a vague term that means nothing.

[@mattboggs6304]

Well it isn't climate change, as that area has been desert for millions of years. It's just simply people taking more water out of the lake than nature can put back in. Don't think you'll ever see a recovery of the lake until the population of the southwestern US decreases drastically.

[@sarahstrong7174]

Thankyou for sharing.

[@robertjean659]

Can’t see that ever getting back to previous levels. Sad. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

[@JoeZelensky]

It is most amazing that even with that much water no vegetation grows anywhere near the water.

[@jesscarey7666]

Very cool 😎

[@tonycrill8872]

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[@rvertv]

Thanks 👍

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Very unique looking place

[@johnchedsey1306]

I visited South Cove last December right before New Years. I'm certain the dock was still sorta floating but for sure the water was considerably closer to the ramp area. Boats weren't allowed regardless. That little picnic area is indeed a fantastic spot. I got some great shots of that little inlet of water (which, once again, was considerably higher). I just kept thinking that where I was standing was once under water.

[@johnchildree782]

Thank you for the videos. I live in sw George and never been out west. I don't know what I would do if I knew that my water was disappearing. We do get plenty of water here. If I could send some to you out there I would but I have no control over the weather.

[@monkeywentbananas]

Nice travel vlog and lake Mead update! I subscribed!

[@scottjames9628]

Always enjoy your Videos Thank You . Scott & Karen from Henderson,Nevada

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[@cyndimanka]

We went to Lake Mead because we were in Vegas for the NASCAR race in 2019. September 2019. We went to the lake twice. This makes me so sad

[@oldguyBMX]

All the building and growing population of Nevada is what has had the upper hand on draining lake mead!

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[@ifeelbetterabouthis.louis3]

The mud is like quicksand awesome I wanna go 😁

[@stevenj2817]

The one and only time I was to Hoover Dam was back in 1995 on a trip with my good friend just before he got married. The water level was much higher and I remember seeing the large catfish next to the dam. They enjoyed the Necco's (candy) we were tossing in. So sad to see the water levels like this.

[@bryanseverino3674]

Lake Mead. - Where they keep moving the goal posts.

[@adamr740]

Thank you

[@terrymertz1923]

I first saw lake Mead in 75 and it appeared the water level was near the highest. I don't see how the lake level could ever replenish with the use of what the city demands in current times.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Agriculture is what most of what the water is used for. Drinking water is minimal in comparison. Lake Mead will be sacrificed to keep Lake Powell based on what I've seen in the news. Any potential solutions are years in the making and should've been started already but haven't.

[@decimusrex92]

It will never refill to historic highs again. The amount of precipitation the whole west needs has shifted to less.

[@nickl5658]

70% of the water goes to agriculture.

[@jms3789]

what camera are you using, looks very good

[@firstlast7099]

It turns out the planning engineers that said the lake wouldn’t be viable long term were correct and the politicians should’ve listened.

[@mosessupposes2571]

The politicians have made a fortune and long careers cooperating with the industrialists and developers. They don’t work for us.

[@johnlenart597]

Would have been very interesting to see the area 100 years ago. History in the making. Having a 4×4 truck in the NE means you'll go further off road and get super stuck. My aunt was on an Alaska cruise years ago and lost her teeth. She's gone now so I can laugh at her loss. Lol. 👍👍🏍🏍🏍🙋‍♂️

[@daviddarby3636]

Heads up the water has already been shipped south. Check lake levels and lake Murray reservoir is flooding as they still are pumping too much water inter it. La Mesa in San Diego

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[@susanstrickland6774]

Definitely a sad loss of the lakes. Earth is always in change. Odd they don't allow boondocking there. Imagine others have ruined it for some. Still a pretty area. Enjoyed. 🙂👍

[@slickwillie3376]

Very sad. What's Las Vegas gonna do for water?

[@stinkletoes8285]

This would beat the beach anyday!....Great place to just bring some lounge chairs,catch some rays,swim,maybe toss a line.No need for a boat.Beautiful!

[@carlarowland1813]

Still looks beautiful but it's too bad that the water is gone way way down

[@carlarowland1813]

❤️

[@caremotor86]

Beautiful road

[@thelifeandtimesofcrazypatr699]

That is so so sad. I would be dead and gone if it started filling back up today.

[@hellogoodbyeforever]

It amazes me people watch these types of things instead of planning a trip.

[@beetlebob4675]

I have lived out there before. I'm watching this because I'm currently living on the east coast and I'm concerned about the historic and dangerous water loss. 🤷

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Been watching a few videos from "Sin City Outdoors". Definitely a dire situation regarding Lake Mead, the turbines, the fishing, etc. Not a good sign.

[@jodycanfield6684]

Strange that they don't allow metal detection. Most hobbyists toss the trash found in a garbage can versus leaving it to injure someone or puncture a tire.

[@furballami5842]

The reason why it is a National Park. And a Ranger told me your not even suppose to move the rocks because of Lake Meads status. I wanted to metal detect on the nevada side. I could however magnet fish off the docks.

[@sledawgpilot]

Jody you’re right. Government always looking to see what they can prohibit vs why not allow something

[@jonaswhite5842]

@@furballami5842 Govt. #1 job…RUIN FUN!

[@kapaoleoleo1694]

It's not strange. If people don't fight for their rights then they deserve to have them taken away. The only thing consistent throughout history is governments appetite for power and control. It's our lake, our land, but we allowed them to dictate what we can and cannot do with it.

[@G-ra-ha-m]

The US government is a corporation, use your Constitutional rights: or lose them. A corporations has not right to tell us what we can or cannot do.

[@brendamabry2542]

Great video, thank you.

[@rvertv]

You are welcome!

[@STHFGDBY]

You could literally stand at the edge of the lake and watch the water recede, it's going down that fast, just like a tide receding. I believe it's something like 8 inches a day it's receding by.

[@Adiscretefirm]

Going to be a sweet kayak and canoe lake for a few years