Water Questions / Preguntas sobre el agua

Water Questions

Preguntas sobre el agua

Flash Floods and Wildfires:

Why do flash floods happen after extreme wildfires?

Flash Floods and Wildfires:

¿Por qué ocurren inundaciones repentinas después de incendios forestales intensos?

Infographic showing why the Hoover Dam will stop generating power and why the water will stop flowing through the dam before Lake Mead runs dry. The power generation stops at a higher lake level than the level at which water stops flowing.

Hoover Dam:

Why will the Hoover Dam stop working before Lake Mead is empty?

Hoover Dam:

¿Por qué dejará de funcionar la Represa Hoover antes de que el lago esté vacío?

Infographic with a map showing the Colorado River basin and it's sources of water. The Upper Basin provides 90% of the water in the form of spring snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains. The remaining 10% comes from seasonal rainfall in the Lower Basin.

Colorado River Source:

Where does the water in the Colorado River come from?

Un infograma con un mapa que muestra la fuente o el inicio del agua en la Cuenca del Río Colorado. La cuenca superior proporciona el 90% del agua y ⅔ del agua del río comienza como nieve en las Montañas Rocosas (The Rocky Mountains).

Colorado River Source:

¿De dónde proviene el agua del Río Colorado?

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