Water officials have raised concerns about the water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell, following a disappointing winter snowpack that threatens to stall progress made during last year's wetter-than ...

California, Arizona and Nevada are urging the Trump administration to change course on the Colorado River. The states are ...

Federal officials have discovered damage inside Glen Canyon Dam ... works — that allow water to pass through the dam in northern Arizona when Lake Powell reaches low levels.

Buschatzke, the director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, outlined the risks of removing Lake Powell ... when Glen Canyon Dam was first constructed in the 1960s. As the levels of ...

When the lake falls below that level, the dam’s ability ... says if Lake Powell is projected to fall below 3,490 feet, even after dams upstream of Glen Canyon release extra water, Powell ...

Lake Powell reached a record low of 22% full in 2023 due to drought and overuse, threatening water supplies for millions of people across the West and hydropower production at Glen Canyon Dam.

As Lake Mead’s water level continues to ... looks to reduce the risk of Lake Powell from dropping below 3,490 feet, a level at which Glen Canyon Dam could no longer produce power.

In addition to the ongoing standstill, the Lower Basin’s letter stressed infrastructure problems with the Glen Canyon Dam above ... from Lake Powell are not a given if water levels fall below ...

Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Ariz., in October 2023. (Bernie Friel / Getty Images) ...