For years, environmentalists have argued that the Colorado River should be allowed to flow freely across the Utah-Arizona border, saying that letting water pass around Glen Canyon Dam — and ...

These new discussions about retooling the dam reflect growing concerns among federal officials about how climate change is contributing to the Colorado River’s reduced flows, and how declining ...

Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring concerns about future water delivery issues to southwestern states supplied by the Colorado River.

Newly discovered damage to part of the dam holding back America's second-largest reservoir has the 40 million people who rely on the Colorado River worried about their ability to get the water ...

You can get in touch with Robyn by emailing [email protected] The Colorado ... dam or to drive turbines to generate power. And these reservoirs are integral for surrounding water supply. The ...

Today the river runs vodka clear from the base of the dam. A map showing how Lake Powell has shrunk since 2000. North 5 miles Colorado ...

Hoover Dam, which creates Lake Mead by stopping up the Colorado River, has spillways for when the water level gets too high for the dam. The spillways haven’t been used since the 1980s.