It was intentionally drawn down below normal levels due to work that needed to be done at the Gardiner Dam. It’s not a massive drought, it’s not “climate change”, just business as usual.
I totally get that it’s pretty shocking to see, but people are making a far bigger deal out of it than it is. Once the mountain run off (near record snow pack) and a few spring rains hit it, it’ll fill back up in a big hurry.
I sure wish I had the time and equipment to fly the entire thing with a drone. A geo-referenced photo mosaic of that exposed lakebed would be worth it’s weight in gold when the water is back up to normal levels…
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