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Persistent unseasonably dry weather. There is no water, even at the top. A lot of the water held at the dams is also diverted to local farms so it never continues 'down the hill'...

Then what happens is that the water is further away (lower) and people build houses closer... a big rain comes in and wipes away the houses. That is why in the wet season, you see stories in the news about all the landslides... which are a combination of building and deforestation for farming.

Epic levels of mismanagement and no education...




I don't know how it works south east asia. But I've read that 10% of the water that flows into Lake Powell is lost to evaporation.


Humidity is already higher here, so probably less lost. Also factor in the rain bringing it back again.

Lake Powell (which I've also been to) is HUUUUGEEE. The 'lakes' created from hydrodam's off the Mekong are tiny in comparison.




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