Life is returning to the 100,000 acres of land that was previously inundated by Lake Powell that is now exposed. Glen Canyon’s side canyons spring back to life A Q&A with an ecologist on how ...

Cottonwoods grew to 25 feet within two years; birds, beavers and deer returned. In 2005, ... In 2018, runoff into Lake Powell is expected to be just 43 percent of normal.

Last year, after a record-breaking winter, Lake Powell rose from a record low of 22% full to 38% full — a rise from about 3,522 feet in elevation to 3,583 feet. The reservoir’s elevation is up ...

Megadrought dramatically transforms Lake Powell 02:48. Big Water, Utah — It's hard to believe a place as beautiful as Lake Powell is also a shadow of its former self. Satellite images show the ...

The falling water levels at Lake Powell, the second-largest man-made reservoir in the US, could make the dam’s hydroelectric power generation impossible as soon as next year, according to new ...

A boat cruises along Lake Powell near Page, Arizona. The equivalent of 30,000 dump truck loads of sediment are deposited in the lake daily. Rick Bowmer/AP Photo ...

Lake Powell is now at its lowest level since the it was first filled in the 1960’s, and it’s only 32 feet away from shutting down the hydroelectric facility. Skip Navigation.

As Lake Powell dries up, the US turns to creative accounting for a short-term fix A new agreement calls for Western states to leave their drinking water in the reservoir — and act as if they didn't.

The falling water levels at Lake Powell, the second-largest man-made reservoir in the US, could make the dam’s hydroelectric power generation impossible as soon as next year, according to new ...