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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- THE CITY IS TRYING ONCE AGAIN TO LOWER THE WATER LEVEL, IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE CADDISFLY POPULATION. THE CADDISFLY IS A MOTH LIKE INSECT, THEY LAY THEIR LARVA IN THE WATER. THESE HAVE BEEN A MAJOR NUISANCE IN THE LAUGHLIN, BULLHEAD CITY AREA FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. THE CITY BELIEVES THAT IF THEY LOWER THE WATER LEVEL FOR A FEW HOURS, IT WILL DRY OUT THE LARVA AND KILL THE POPULATION. KAT AND I DECIDED IT WOULD BE FUN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LOW WATER LEVEL. WE WANT TO SEE IF WE COULD WALK ACROSS THE COLORADO RIVER FROM THE LAUGHLIN SIDE TO THE BULLHEAD CITY SIDE.
I go down there almost every day. Don't try this down by Harrahs because there is a hole about 80 ft deep. I've walked halfway by Harrahs to the middle but that's as far as I could go before it dropped off. Be safe.
I have always been amazed at how clean the Colorado River water seems to be, even at certain areas in Lake Mead the water seems crystal clear and very clean!
They just want to explore
What if a big crocodile was submerged out in the middle waiting for them..
Lol.....it's like falling 10,000 feet of 40 feet...result is the same.
@@icewallflatearth1158 ummmm....lunch time for the croc? 🤣🐊
Traveling to Laughlin, Nevada has always been a favorite thing for me ever since I was a little kid. My favorite part of coming here was to always ride the Water Taxi's, but every time the water is low I get sad that I can't get to ride those boats. It was always exciting and relaxing for me. Used to get all day passes for them too sometimes. Used to stay in the Colorado Belle at the time but sad that it's now closed. That place will have a special place in my heart. Loved this video, great view of everything there!
Thank you for the comment.
I still love Laughlin because my place is the Golden Nugget and has been for 25+ years. and since Landry's owns GN I can use all my Gift cards for room stays and meals every time I go so its essentially FREE for me.Used to hang at Pioneer a lot but not its just depressing with ZERO table games!
I miss the Colorado Belle
@@jaysantos536 what happened to the games at the pioneer? Did it close to gambling?
@@gracieg7601 No TABLE games like blackjack or craps. ALL slots and video poker poker and one or two "pretend" bj and craps bubble games. Very depressing atmosphere overall.
PERFECT for Kayaking, paddle boarding or canoeing!!
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I remember being at that Casino in 2000 and that river was a ragging beast flowing down past harrahs. Wow what a difference!
Is the water cold or warm
@@davidortega357 just chilly I think he said.
@@davidortega357 he estimated the river’s temp at about 69-70, if I remember correctly.
I thought for sure you'd run into some quick sand at the beginning. That water really is crystal clear.
The water is really clear
I am amazed
Here in the Northeast the water is so dirty
I have never seen water this clear
The clearest water I've ever seen was in British Columbia. There are several lakes there where you can see the pebbles in 50 to 60 feet of water.
As a kid in the 90s this river was rushing. We used to cross from Laughlin to bullhead on a water taxi and the boat had to go up stream and maneuver on to the dock because the current was so strong. This is nuts
True..(especially in the 80s!!)
Climate change isn't real though lol we should just ignore it like republicans
Yeah
It still is...they hold the water back from lake mohave to fight the insects that are near the water....they get really bad in the summer...so they will hold back the water in the morning during weekdays to kill the lavar from the insects that be flying and making more and more babys. This is the only natural way so far they have tried that actually works and drive them away for a little while...people see this and come out here and underestimate the river flow and get swept away....look up the deaths in july and august 2022 on the colorado. You will bw surprised. Again...its only this low because the water is being lowered to fight insects....natural insect control on the colorado river....
@@meshathomas9445 yeah
Its amazing how many people comment about the river being low without watching the entire video! Davis dam is near by and they intentionally lowered the water! Has nothing to do with the drought, I was just in Laughlin and lake Mojave is fine nothing like lake mead!!!
You’re exactly right the video has nothing to do with the drought.
100%
local? The comments are funny.
💯👍
I live here an the Arizona side. There is a channel that runs close to the middle. Yes I have seen the water low like it is now. I have never seen anyone walk across.
always a deep spot.
How many people can say “I WALKED ACROSS THE COLORADO RIVER WITHOUT SWIMMING” but also in the same way. So sad and alarming!!
It was this low to help control bugs. It's usually up and full 👍🙏
They controll da flow 🐔
I know one or two mexicans that can say that.
Very cool!!!
Loved your video.
Thank you.
Very cool. Never woulda thought u could walk across. Great video.
Thank you.
Wow! In 2006 I took our 23' prop boat through this area and the water was pretty raging with releases from the Dam.
That water looks still now!
@@jeffreyd5753 It's like that until dam releases about 100 yards upstream. Nice beach upstream with pasties and thongs.
Hello from Fletcher Oklahoma 🌪️🤠🇺🇸 thank you for this beautiful 🏊🚣 Heart ❤️ warming video I'm having good memories of my dad and my son and my self like it was yesterday hopefully I'll return the trip back soon it's been years since I've seen the west 🙋 thanks again ♥️🙏in memory of dad and TJ🍺
Wonderful place to be! I've been there several times over the years and rode the boats... wow it's really low!
Use to live in holiday shores back around 1979 and 1980...never saw the water so low....looks like fun taking a walk into the river
..wish I could join u two...have fun
It was only this low for one day. It’s back to normal now.
I love Laughlin...that was a great crossing...haven't been there recently...looks kind of deserted...
Not the same as we went there weekly Wakeboarding since 1997- about 8 years ago. Went there in June and the “ BELLE” is SHUT DOWN. Place is not the same. Glad we did it when we all had nice Boats & Gas was Cheap.
Not to mention all the pot holes of all the buried of them mob
The weekends are packed with tourists! Definitely not deserted.
@@brandav2539 no more Boats in Casino/ Hotels Parking Lots. We went every week out there and was fun to walk through parking Lots and Boat Ramos like if it was LA “Boat SHOW”. Dead ... days are gone not to say the Rates we’re under or just over $20 per/ nite 2 Queens and BUFFET were CHEAP ( because they had Mobs of people... not tourist. They were So Ca & other Tri States. Anyhow, not trying to fight just telling it like it was and that it SUCKS now. Glad we didn’t build in Laughlin Ranch ( Bullhead,AZ. )
@@GeorgeAmodei21 Ya I live here and have for 30 years. It's definitely not like it used to be
As many times as I've been in Laughlin, I never thought a person could walk across it. Very interesting!
Great video. I didn't think it was possible. You've proved me wrong. Thanks.
Thank you.
As Huell Howser would say AMAZING ! You did it together cool , congrats. Hope this works to get rid the flies. We enjoy Laughlin, the river and Lake Mohave.
Thanks for watching
That river has got to be the clearest I have ever seen. I wish the Missouri river was that clean.
It’s not supposed to be that clean. Historically before it was damned the Colorado River was the siltiest river on the planet, moving millions of lbs of silt a year, especially during flood seasons. The dams completely wrecked the ecology of the river, turning it from a warm muddy River, to a cold clear river. Thousands of species of native fish have gone extinct, as well as amphibians, birds, insects, reptiles, etc.
Ran across your video; we've stayed in Laughlin almost every year since 2010 while on our way to Quartzsite in January, when they used to let RV's park above used to be River Palms. Now even Harrah's closed their convenience store and RV lot, but there is still places to park for a few nights.
Enjoyed your video, didn't think you would make it, but sucess! The water must've felt refreshing with the hot weather, except for the flies.
Thanks!
Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.
Congratulations 🎉 That waters so clear
Nice video i feel so cool while watching it.
Have you done an update yet? So the drought has nothing to do with this specific part of the water level being so low?
You also mention opening the dam to fill it back up, that would be something I’d love to see!
Davis dam is abt a mile up river from the riverside casino. Davis dam controls water flow and level. Lake Mojave is a MAJOR source then Lake Mead. Nothing to worry abt. This is not caused by the drought
It's a desert.....not a drought.....it has to do with the diversion of Colorado River water!
He said something about that’s why They lowered the water
To be perfectly fair here, like most major rivers the Colorado River has some very shallow areas that you can walk across, and some very deep areas of water where you better know how to swim if you want to cross the river. However, you’re correct that the Colorado is a river being loved to death.
It was low like this for a few hours, to try and lower the population of a moth like insect.
I am now going to plan a trip there, beautiful, thank you .
You will have fun.
You might be interested in checking the headwaters USGS gauging stations. Natural Colorado river flows up there are only 10% lower than recent historical stream flows. The remaining loss of water in the river is due to water diversions, which have been increasing for decades. Guess what happens to the downstream river reaches and reservoirs when this happens.
With 4 times as many people and 8 times more agriculture in California than when the Colorado River water storage projects were constructed, it's no wonder there is a water shortage. Continually asking other States to solve California's water needs seems impractical, especially when desalinization is at their doorstep to supply the growing water use. It might make their agricultural products less competitive with imported products, but GEE WHIZ!
Was this study including Denver's head water diversion or before that 500k acre feet was altered to flow east of the rockies?
That area was called Hardyville at the turn of the century before the dams. I believe the river would get almost that low in the fall before the lakes were man but of course moving water
Crystal clear good to see👻🙌
Good for u all when was the last time someone walked across the river..and did u made history by crossing it..
Thanks for the ride!
"KEEP ON KEEPIN ON"
Very low. But so clear. Good clear vid under water.
Thank you.
That was interesting ! thank you guys for showing us how it is done, hope the water comes back soon!!
Wow my brothers live their! I've been visiting since the 80s. Fun fun.
Simple yet very interesting video🌟💯 good work guys 🙋👏💖
I've walked across that river many times in the 90s. When they let more water through on weekends and such it's much stronger and higher but we ARE in a drought.
This was a very cool video👍
That was incredible that you could walk across the river, talking about bragging rights.
I worked for a couple weeks doing some demolition in a casino there when I was around 18 so around 24 yes ago. There were boats that took people back and forth across the river. There were tons of catfish and big carp in the water. I'd have to run buckets down the rocks to get water then beck up the rocks for the spray texture guys
Still have the boat taxis but majority of the carp got killed off about 15 yrs ago when the attempted to control the zebra mussel infestation 🥺 lost tons of fish in the process. It was horrible! The lake was mostly impacted. Dead floating fish everywhere!
Ok, that was cool 😎👌👍👏😀
Thanks for showing the water levels there.....hard to find! The real problem is that Colorado is diverting Western Slope waters (by a trench and tunnel system) to the Eastern Slope.....to serve the growing population of Denver and the Front Range. If they need and continue to do this......the desert southwest will continue to dry up!
Sorry, but that's not the case, there isn't any way for them to do that. It's just that there hasn't been enough snowpack in recent years to fill up Lake Powell and Lake Mead. They are not diverting water to Denver!
Raised in MV, graduated MHS. Never ever has the river been this low. 2017 it wasn't this low after dealing with the morning heat, went down to swim and cool off north or south of Needles on the AZ side.
I went there in may 2018 and it was pretty high then, like good enough to jet ski but wow this is bad
It's not always this low. it was low like this for one day.
Don't worry. It was only this low for one day.
Me too! Graduated MHS first graduating class!! That’s my home!! Love that river and sad to see it at this level!! It’s not due to the flys tho it’s due to water shortage trying to help lake Mead shortage!! The dam is almost at dead pool!!!
@@francesjuntunen4234 it is 100% because of the flies. The water level in Lake Mead is very low what they intentionally do this down in Laughlin to kill off the caddis flies
Great picture guys.
That was close KAT Almost had to use her Floaties. Can’t figure out how she knew pink is my favorite color.
VERY SUPRISED HOW CLEAR THE WATER IS..
I'd love to do that during the summer! Minus the flies!
My husband and me and my sister and brother in law took a trip to Laughlin several years ago and cruised the Colorado river but the river looked a lot better than it does now,, It's so low because of the drought ,I've never seen it this sad ,,seen some beautiful fish they were grey with black stripe,s a lot of them and now the drought has ruined everything ,,how disappointing this all is ,,praying for a good rain season it's sure needed
It’s not always this low. This was just low one day.
Thank you for sharing this video 🥳🥳🥳just left from visiting Harrahs in July and I hadn’t been in Laughlin well over 20yrs…I was disappointed with all of it…sad …old and not well maintained…the people were very nice though on both sides of the river 🥳
Thanks for watching.
Lake Meade can be crossed by walking on bodies.
🤣🤣🤣
Cool video. Have you tried looking for gold. Ether just snorkeling and looking or panning for gold.
But they adjust the river level every day? The dam opens alot stronger in the later hours!!
Also I think it depends on the day of the week you go
That's true. It's only this low every once in a while.
Go for it!!
If you ever rode a jet ski in that area around the casinos, then you'd notice how the bottom of the river is always visible despite the current.
Foreal that shi is scary sometimes
Before the Avi casino was built we used to ride our3-wheelers there and one year the water was so low we were able to ride to about 40 feet from the arizona side because the dredge for some reason would dredge the arizona side only making a very deep gorge from where the Avi is now to topock
Excellent!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for doing this. I thought that was really cool. Been going to Laughlin since I was a kid. What did the guy that was whistling want?
I have know idea🤣. Thanks for watching.
Wondering what date and time this was filmed. I kayak several times a week at Willow Beach on the Colorado. It's been so full that I can hardly find a beach to stop.
That was crazy, I had no idea that the water flow and levels fluctuated that much. I had heard that the flow and level does vary during releases but had never seen it that low and slow. Every time that I have been on the water it was deep enough that you could not see the bottom until you were closer to the shore.
It’s not usually this shallow. This was a low flow event.
Davis dam controls the water levels.
I'm a local nothing to worry abt. There is abt a trillion gallons of water behind dam.
The river is low in the morning thats normal. nothing unusual. They open up the dam mid morning and fills it up. Its a daily thing in Bullhead/Laughlin.
nope. not to where you can walk across..
I didnt think it was possible. Wow. Kinda sad, but it IS BEAUTIFUL.
cool
Me and my friends walked across it at 6 am like 20 years ago when we were 18 years old
I was just there 7/2023 on Wednesday there was no river. At all. Scary lol of course they filled it later in the day but I’ve never seen it like that and it was so depressing
That whole river is dangerous especially when all the jet skis are flying up and down like maniacs
I haven't been there in a few years, but those flies are insane.
Would love to know scientifically how lowering the water gets rid of those picky flies?
Such beautiful clear water 💧 😍
From what I understand the heat kills the eggs
check out sin city out doors or Las vegas Dtech for the real truth
That water is freaking cold.
I’m glad you said that I’m going to do a video on the water temperature soon.
She is like, you promised me a river boat ride!
Cannot believe ANYBODY half way sober would wade across that mess without the bugs....WITH the bugs you are freaking insane....
They don't bite.
Wonder what happened to those thousands of carp that used to by the docks by the casino's
i was in the river part and water was 80 degrees ,, air was 115 . i almost couldnt take it
Wow, what a sad state of affairs we find ourselves in.
It was only this low for one day.
Wow, I had no idea about the infestation of the caddisfly in Laughin. Hopefully, it helps out by lowering the river.
I find it hard to believe the the army corp is lowering the Colorado to control a insect.
@@fishmonger6879 They do it twice a year, every year. And it never works. It's literally for about 24 hours.
It's not an infestation, it's just where they live - their natural habitat. They feed the fish, so get rid of them and you get rid of the fish too.
Just relax, as the snow fall in many parts of Colorado is at near record levels. I'm sure that by mid June/July this mighty river will be roaring back to life.
Water looks great!
Cool video i would love to see it in person
Years ago...Don walked across!
Woww
You walked to goat island? 🐐 Was there still water on the other side of that island? (Where the water taxi picks up). If so, I do believe you could have walked across to the AZ side. Still cool video. 😎
Wow that would be nice!🥰🍻!!!
Down in the Baja side there is no water at all in the river bed, 90% is in concreted channels to be use for cities needs, the little water that gets to the Sea of Cortez is just pure miracle, our gigant Colorado River is slowly disappearing.
If you're caught off guard you won't have enough time to take that crucial breath required and down you go as anxiety increases and the heart rate skyrockets. Damn
In 1989 or so living in the bushes was a trip. The code of the river rats was written under the bridge. Luckily I sobered up. Took a few more years under a Lake Havasu bush but eventually turned it all good. Just saying, the river has seen a lot.
At least the water is clear 💙
Water looks warmer than usual. Generally its mid 50s low 60s
Cool video 👍😀
Thank you.
Fill it with Trout. They eat the fly.
Cool video. I haven't been there in years but it was the hottest place on earth!! I'm curious if it was about 115 or so later? Also, not sure if it was the city that did that or the Davis Dam upstream that had restrictions in place?
Haven't been there since 2016 and definitely couldn't just walk across..... Rip to the river 😮💨
It was just for one day. It usually isn’t this low.
70 percent of the residents in LA are thinking, you guys are so lucky, we had to swim it.
No currents?
Kool!
Got me with Cat’s bikini. New subscribers 😉
More Kat... I neeeed more Kat
Give it a couple years and no problem. You can walk across and you wouldn't get a drop of water on you.
She's having fun playing in the water
Almost every night after 11 we could walk across to bullhead down by Big Bend
I was wondering what was happening downstream of Lake Mead. I have been watching a few TH-cam channels from people covering the water levels in Lake Mead. With another year of La Niña forecasted for this upcoming winter and spring, the water levels will probably drop to dead pool in Lake Mead,so no water will be flowing downstream. With So. Cal pulling water from the Colorado River mainly Lake Mohave and Lake Havasu, next summer you might be able to walk across the Colorado River without getting wet.
By the way, the water is crystal clear.
This was just a one day event. Usually the water is a lot higher.
The dam just didn't release alot of water that day that's all. Its a good thing for meade
Zero gates where open at that point ... Lol
Love to ride my Efoil on the river when I’m there but definitely couldn’t ride it when it’s that low haha
I’m not sure what a Efoil is but I’m sure it’s fun.