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Lake Powell hits record low

Lake Powell Hits Record Low, Threatening Key Water And Electricity Supply For Millions

The water level at Lake Powell, the United States’ second-largest reservoir, has fallen to a record low, heightening concerns about the ongoing crisis in the Colorado River system.

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Lake Powell hits record low: What it means for millions of Americans

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Lake Powell, second-largest reservoir in US, hits record-low water level

3 Colorado River states must take big water cuts

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The Trump admin finalized a short-term Colorado River plan. Here’s what it means for Lake Powell.

The Trump administration won’t force Utah and other Upper Basin states to cut their Colorado River water use over the next two years, but Lower Basin states like California will collectively slash the...

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As Colorado River reservoirs plummet, the Trump administration orders water cuts

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3 states to take big water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge

Courthouse News Service · 7h

Three Colorado River states agree to massive water cuts

California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively receive 1.25 million acre-feet less water over the next two years.

Arizona Capitol Times · 7h

Arizona avoids ‘draconian’ Colorado River cuts — for now

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Feds announce final water-reduction plan for Arizona as lakes reach drastic levels

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Interior Department finalizes Colorado River plan, prescribes minimum water level for Lake Powell

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it has finalized plans for the 2027-2028 Colorado River Operations, and Utah is not one of the states seeing major water cuts.

Colorado Politics

Colorado River crisis: Lake Mead, Lake Powell inch closer to ‘dead pool’

In the past 10 days, both Lake Mead on the Arizona-Nevada border and Lake Powell roughly 300 miles northeast on the Utah-Arizona line have recorded their lowest water levels since the reservoirs were first filled.

FOX 13 Utah

Lake Powell's declining levels may mean end of ferry

The Utah State Legislature's Interim Transportation Committee voted on Wednesday to begin exploring letting go of the Lake Powell Ferry, which Utah's Department of Transportation has run.

Lake Powell sinks to record low as Colorado River crisis deepens

Lake Powell is now only about 30 feet above the minimum elevation needed for Glen Canyon Dam to generate hydroelectricity normally.