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Water crisis in West: Massive reservoir Lake Powell hits historic low water level
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLake Powell, the nation's second-largest reservoir and one that provides water and power to millions...
How a 'cold shock' of water from Lake Powell could thwart invasive Grand Canyon bass
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFederal dam managers are preparing a springtime assault against smallmouth bass on the Colorado...
Officials fear 'complete doomsday scenario' for drought-stricken Colorado River
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPAGE, Ariz. - The first sign of serious trouble for the drought-stricken American Southwest could be...
Memo reveals damage to pipes inside Glen Canyon Dam, a threat to Colorado River water supply
KLAS articles via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIf Lake Powell drops to levels where it can no longer produce power, the people who rely on the...
Lake Mead’s rise levels off after 5-month climb — 34% full as incredible water year nears end
KREX articles via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Leveling off after steady increases since early April, Lake Mead appears to have...
Lake Powell drops closer to ‘dead pool’ status amid Western megadrought
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWater levels in Lake Powell have dropped precipitously in the past few years, moving the lake even...
Report: Modify Glen Canyon Dam soon or risk losing the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe federal government must rapidly prepare plans to redesign Glen Canyon Dam’s plumbing to keep the...
Colorado River reservoirs buoyed by snowmelt, but officials brace for drier times ahead
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis year’s unusually deep Rocky Mountain snowpack is now expected to lift both Lake Mead and Lake...
As climate change and overuse shrink Lake Powell, the emergent landscape is coming back to life –...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe white 'bathtub ring' around Lake Powell, which is roughly 110 feet high, shows the former high...
Park service will poison fish to slow bass invasion upstream from the Grand Canyon
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNational Park Service biologists planned to close off and poison a slough connected to the Colorado...