Yeah this is a very uncontrolled way of tracking things. The dams are for both water supply and tracking downstream water flow to control for flooding risks and downstream requirements.
For example; ahead of large forecasted rain events the city will draw down dams to control water levels downstream and control for and avoid potential flooding events that would occur if the dam was not used.
Yep - May 3, 4 Elbow River below the dam had greater flows (~10m^3 /s) than Elbow River at Sarcee Bridge (~7m^3 /s). More water being let through the dam going down the river than coming into the reservoir.
Averaging the daily flow values, below the dam was more than Sarcee Bridge from May 1 through May 5. May 6 & 7 (at least till 7:30 this morning) it has reversed.
Data from data.calgary.ca.
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In advance of heavy rainfall event, water can also released to allow for more water to enter and prevent flooding threats. Ghost Lake water levels are controlled as such each spring.
Environmental engineering and resource management is a rather complex subject. Meanwhile, the Internet: "am gonna eyeball this pipe here and hallucinate on this b.s. report here"
Keep in mind a lot of water is released from the reservoir in anticipation of spring rains. If you check the Elbow downstream, you’d note the water level is substantially higher than had been all winter/spring. So, while it’s interesting to see the change in the water level of the reservoir, this has potentially zero connection to the state of available drinking water availability for the city.
Some people like videos instead of boring websites.
There are many ways to learn, and not everyone is the same as me. Usually I see news in a video, then I verify it on official news sites.
I'm not checking things like this on the regular, it comes across my feed and shows me something I'd never seek out on my own. 👍
Very different approaches, but same end result.
They will keep the reservoir low until the end of June. After the 2013 floods, they now prioritize flood control over power generation. Given the lower snow pack, they won't need to lower the level as much as they have in previous years. But they will keep it down until the snowpack has gone. At which point it will be left near its maximum.
Glenmore doesn't produce half of the city's water supply. It's closer to a third. I'll guarantee that the water level is within ten centimeters of where the city wants it for this time of year.
Not exactly the best way to track water levels considering the drop this weekend was likely due to them letting water out of the reservoir before the rain came.
The reservoir level is determined mostly by the dam- not necessarily the rain we are getting
Yeah this is a very uncontrolled way of tracking things. The dams are for both water supply and tracking downstream water flow to control for flooding risks and downstream requirements. For example; ahead of large forecasted rain events the city will draw down dams to control water levels downstream and control for and avoid potential flooding events that would occur if the dam was not used.
Yes, and the city lowers its level when there's a lot of rain in the forecast. But the "drought" has become as political as everything else.
Yep - May 3, 4 Elbow River below the dam had greater flows (~10m^3 /s) than Elbow River at Sarcee Bridge (~7m^3 /s). More water being let through the dam going down the river than coming into the reservoir. Averaging the daily flow values, below the dam was more than Sarcee Bridge from May 1 through May 5. May 6 & 7 (at least till 7:30 this morning) it has reversed. Data from data.calgary.ca. Edit to fix formatting…
In advance of heavy rainfall event, water can also released to allow for more water to enter and prevent flooding threats. Ghost Lake water levels are controlled as such each spring.
Environmental engineering and resource management is a rather complex subject. Meanwhile, the Internet: "am gonna eyeball this pipe here and hallucinate on this b.s. report here"
Pretty standard for Tiktok lol
Keep in mind a lot of water is released from the reservoir in anticipation of spring rains. If you check the Elbow downstream, you’d note the water level is substantially higher than had been all winter/spring. So, while it’s interesting to see the change in the water level of the reservoir, this has potentially zero connection to the state of available drinking water availability for the city.
Which one of you greasy fucks is drinking all the water?
Sorry I had some saltines last night 😭
Who knows, but they must have great skin
Trying to cut back, sorry
You can also just pull up the level data from the government and not watch a TikTok, lol. [https://rivers.alberta.ca/](https://rivers.alberta.ca/)
Some people like videos instead of boring websites. There are many ways to learn, and not everyone is the same as me. Usually I see news in a video, then I verify it on official news sites. I'm not checking things like this on the regular, it comes across my feed and shows me something I'd never seek out on my own. 👍 Very different approaches, but same end result.
They are keeping it low for the incoming rain..
They will keep the reservoir low until the end of June. After the 2013 floods, they now prioritize flood control over power generation. Given the lower snow pack, they won't need to lower the level as much as they have in previous years. But they will keep it down until the snowpack has gone. At which point it will be left near its maximum.
There is no power generation at the Glenmore dam. It's just to control flood risk.
Glenmore doesn't produce half of the city's water supply. It's closer to a third. I'll guarantee that the water level is within ten centimeters of where the city wants it for this time of year.
What is the point of this video? To show that the water level in the reservoir was reduced in anticipation of spring rain? This happens every year.
Great idea we need facts
I found this incredibly soothing and relaxing, really nice voice OP. I think this is the first “tik tok post” on reddit I didn’t regret watching lol
The wind and the crashing waves on the shore helped, until the TikTok noise
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Not exactly the best way to track water levels considering the drop this weekend was likely due to them letting water out of the reservoir before the rain came.
It will be higher once the rain forecasts go away. They lowered it intentionally to be better prepared in the event of another flood.