Rampen · Gila River releasesGila River flood warning: Dam releases forecast to reach 3,000 cubic feet per secondGeschreven 10 november 2026 om 18:02 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Gilla River flood warning.0:01Dam releases forecast to reach three thousand cubic feet per second acond.0:07Painted Rock Dam is sending water toward downstream road crossings.0:10Releases are expected to climb to three zero cubic feet per second acond,0:14threatening to flood low-lying routes along the Gila River.0:17The unresolved issue is when that water reaches downstream crossings, and which0:21routes will become impassable.0:23The flood warning covers parts of Maricopa County and northeastern Yuma County.0:26The concern follows the downstream river corridor, where rising water can cut across0:30low water crossings.0:31People using those routes could lose a familiar way through the area.0:34Releases were underway by Tuesday morning, November10.0:37The warning's morning report doesn't give drivers an arrival time for water farther0:41downstream.0:42That depends on how releases build and how the water moves along the river.0:46The operating plan stretches well beyond the first day.0:48Forcasters expect the dam's release to peak at three zero cubic feet per second0:52acond over the next couple of days.0:54That's a rate of water flow.0:55It's the projected peak and shouldn't be read as the amount already leaving the dam.0:59The US Army Corps of Engineers is the agency releasing the water.1:03The Welton Mohawk Irrigation Drainage District announced the operating schedule1:07ahead of the release.1:08Its plan calls for several increases, followed by continued releases until the1:12reservoir is empty.1:13Painted Rock is a flood control project in the Gila River drainage basin.1:17It's designed to hold potentially dangerous flows and protect downstream areas,1:21including the Lower Gila and Imperial Valley.1:24Water released from that storage still has to move through the downstream corridor.1:27The announced increase is twelvefold from the initial planned rate.1:31The district laid out that schedule on November9, before releases began.1:34Each level describes planned operations.1:37Conditions along the river will depend on the water actually released and its1:40progress downstream.1:41The plan starts at two hundred and fifty cubic feet per second econd at six Tuesday1:46morning.1:46It doubles to five hundred at six that evening.1:49Thursday's planned three a zero would be twelve times the starting rate.1:53The five hundred cubic feet per second stage was meant to hold until Thursday1:57morning.1:58Releases would then climb through the day.2:00Once they reach three, zero emptying the reservoir is estimated to take another2:04twelve to fifteen days.2:05Thursday marks the planned ramp, up, and the release continues afterward.2:09Water could take about fourteen to fifteen days to reach Dateland, eighteen to2:13nineteen days to reach Avenue57 E, and twenty one to twenty three days to reach2:17Dome.2:18Those are approximate planning estimates, and they can change.2:21The announcement doesn't say exactly when that travel time clock starts, so those2:25estimates can't give residents firm arrival dates.2:27It forecasts maximum flow at Dateland of two zero cubic feet per second Iconed.2:32Through Dome Valley, the expected maximum is one zero.2:34Those forecasts describe different downstream locations.2:37The district plans to coordinate with Yuma County Public Works on removing thirteen2:41road crossings to accommodate the anticipated flows.2:44Some dirt roads and river crossings may temporarily close or become impassable.2:48Officials haven't identified a confirmed closure list for this event.2:51Dateland, Avenue Fifty-Seven E, and Dome are forecast locations, so naming them2:56doesn't mean their crossings have closed.2:57The district says it'll keep monitoring conditions.3:00Coordinate with the Corps and Yuma County and provide updates.3:02Event-specific restrictions and revised arrival estimates will guide travel3:06decisions.3:06The higher release is planned for November12.3:09The current warning expires at eleven AM on November17, Arizona time, but the3:14reservoir, emptying estimate, and downstream travel estimates extend the concern3:18beyond that warning window.3:19Water could still be moving downstream after the bulletin expires.3:22A warning's end time can't tell a driver whether a crossing is passable.3:25Obey barricades and road.3:27Closure signs.3:28Use alternate routes where crossings are closed and never drive through or cross3:31moving water.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDex
