Havasu Falls - Twin Flow Predictions

[joebartels]

Months ago Brian brought back the first photo of Havasu Falls altered path into a single fall
http://hikearizona.com/phoZOOM.php?ZIP=101097

Wendy's recent photo gives some hint on the speediness of travertine build up
http://hikearizona.com/phoZOOM.php?ZIP=105660

So do you think the falls will build up enough foundation to go back to the glorious twin flow? If so, when?

[writelots]

I was amazed at how quickly the travertine is depositing on the improvements at the base of the falls. Although I don't really believe that the flow at Havasu will ever look like it did prior to the flooding, I am also constantly reminded of how much it changes from year to year. My own photos from my 5 trips down there show incredible changes, even without major flooding. I predict that something will come along, clog the now very narrow channel it is flowing through, travertine will cement it in and we'll have a larger, wider spray in a couple of years (if not the precise twin spouts it sported once).

2002

2006

[chumley]

Wasn't it a flood around the mid-90s that made it into the split flow to begin with? I thought it was a single channel before then, but the flood at that time caused the split?
I remember them having to rebuild the pools that time too, after they had been washed out by the flood.

[SuperstitionGuy]

I will put my money on January of 2016 as to when it will build up to the point that it will again split ;) .

[Vaporman]

Cool topic. I'm thinking 2012 when the Mayan calendar ends and we are all destroyed...

[BobP]

I vote Friday September 25th 2009 because that's when I'm going :GB:

[azbackpackr]

I seem to recall reading that in the old days it was called Bridal Veil Falls, because it used to fan out a bit. I think it changes a lot over the years.

[MARLIN]

Just came back from there and it is breathtaking. I never seen the twin-falls before but what I seen is probably one of the best places to visit.

[fairweather8588]

I marked that it may never be the same but I dont mean that in a bad way. Especially for this area different doesn't mean worse, it could turn out better but who knows how long until theres a major difference

[sundevilstormin]

I think the twin flow will be more of a matter of total water. I looked at the top of the falls and given enough flow, not flood-stage, it would have to go over the old path. take a look at the comparison shot in my trip report

[joebartels]

There was a photo in the recent highway magazine showing a twig. It had an inch of build up after a few months or a year, I forget which.

[chumley]

After 15 years of flows and floods, if this poll was still active, I think I'd click the "never" option.

A wise woman once said:

I think it changes a lot over the years.

But the triple fork of the 1930s? Maybe...

[ShatteredArm]

@chumley
The triple might be back, according to the photos posted on the Havasu tribe tourism page...