Federal water managers released new projections for the U.S.'s two largest reservoirs this week.

Newly released satellite images show the startling retreat of Lake Powell over nine years. They compare the lake near Glen ...

Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the United States, has fallen to its lowest level on record at 3,517.24 feet, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lake Powell — the massive Colorado River reservoir that helps supply water and power across the West — is entering peak summer at ...

Lake Powell has hit record low water levels, which could indicate significant problems in the Colorado River system. This ...

Lake Powell reached a record-low elevation in August 2026 after a dry winter and warm temperatures reduced Colorado River snowmelt, intensifying pressure on Southwest water supplies.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lake Powell has fallen to its lowest level since the reservoir began filling more than 60 years ago, pushing one of the Colorado ...

The Colorado River Basin relies on reservoirs to support millions of people. Emergency releases are a near-term fix for low reservoirs.

PAGE, Ariz. — Matt Barrett has seen Lake Powell drop nearly every year since 2013 or so, when he started making annual treks to the reservoir on the Utah-Arizona border. Some very snowy winters helped ...

If the Colorado River Basin is the lifeblood of the American Southwest, keeping the region's agricultural, ecological and economic systems thriving, Colorado's West Slope River basins could be ...