Grand Canyon flood 1983 100,000 cfs part one of two

Thank you Youtube for disabling the audio. What else might you do to make it less enjoyable?

I know a guy who lived in vegas in 83. I was in vegas in 2003 and noticed that lake mead was way down. Travis, the guy who lived in vegas, told me that he could walk across the hoover dam and touch the water on the lake mead side. I was told that hoover dam had to keep its gates open full for 30 days.

See updated full video on Vimeo. Some great additions!

We went down directly after the highest water but the river was still as high as anyone has seen since.

I remember that eddy at right side of Chrystal very damn well.

Pull for your life!

Wow, that video brings me back. My family got on the river with Hatch River Expeditions just before they closed the canyon down. Considering the youngest of us was 13, my parents were a little freaked. The canyon was virtually empty midsummer (we came across one group at the Little Colorado), no beaches, and rapids where the guides have never seen them. The water got so high that the hole at Crystal washed out, but the carnage was lashed to the shores downstream. It was certainly memorable.

Joe Ely off the Letters from Laredo album; Just to Get to You, and Gallo Del Cielo. My favorites! (and fitting perhaps!). Not sure who this is, but hope to see you on the water.

Thank you much... see you in the ditch.

Oh, looked at this again... I'm Ethan, I'm working my first season for Canyoneers. Then hopefully some baggage for CanX or OU in Septemeber.

Best of luck, amigo. It's the best job in the world.

Best of luck, amigo. It's the best job in the world.