Feds unveil plan for Lake Powell and Lake Mead amid record low levels

Officials unveiled a new long-term framework for managing the Colorado River system, including Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

Lake Mead and Lake Powell now hold barely more water than Mead alone did in 1957

Combined storage in Lakes Mead and Powell has fallen to just above what Lake Mead alone held in 1957, a stark benchmark for ...

Once underwater, Colorado River canyon country reemerges as drought-stricken Lake Powell’s levels drop

Hiking the side canyons is like going through ecological time travel,” said Eric Balken, executive director of the Glen Canyon Institute, as he hiked up Davis Gulch, once submerged by Lake Powell.

Water deliveries to Lake Powell could fall more than 50%, researchers warn

“Our study highlights the potential for continued drought to increasingly stress Lake Powell deliveries," its lead author ...

Colorado basins supplying 70% of Lake Powell's water face major midcentury shortages

If the Colorado River Basin is the lifeblood of the American Southwest, keeping the region's agricultural, ecological and ...

Colorado River system continues slide toward crash, despite emergency actions sending water to Lake Powell

The political incentives to fight for the most favorable outcomes for individual states and water users must be overcome by the necessity of preventing a Colorado River system crash.” ...

As Lake Powell shrinks, marinas are having to adapt to dwindling water levels

Lake Powell, the second largest reservoir in the United States, is shrinking. Overuse, drought and climate change have ...