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Colorado River Basin states are almost, sort of, close to a small compromise in their negotiations that focuses on matching ...
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The Trump administration wants to strip funding for two U.S. Geological Survey labs in Flagstaff that research the Colorado ...
The US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has completed the recoating of the outlet tubes at Glen Canyon Dam and power plant more than two months ahead of schedule and within budget. The project was funded ...
"After careful consideration of resources and downstream activities, a spring high-flow experiment (HFE) at Glen Canyon Dam will not be implemented," the Bureau of Reclamation said in a statement ...
Two back-to-back years of severe drought, such as we’ve seen several times since 2000, would halt hydropower production at the dam and bring us dangerously close to dead pool. Allowing the Colorado ...
But Lake Powell would still stretch 100 miles into Glen Canyon at dead pool. That’s because there is a significant design flaw in the dam: There is no drain at the bottom.
The Glen Canyon Dam holds back Colorado River water to create Lake Powell in Page, Arizona on April 15, 2023. The flight for aerial photography was provided by LightHawk.
Lake Powell is an important water source for Colorado River states, and Glen Canyon Dam produces enough electricity to power nearly half a million U.S. households, according to the Grand Canyon Trust.