The institute wants to restore the canyon that was flooded in the 1960s to create Lake Powell, the nation's second largest reservoir. "We're about 45 feet lower than we were last year," Balken ...

CATARACT CANYON — Lake Powell has drastically shriveled during 20 years of drought, allowing dozens of miles of the Colorado River to become a river again in world-famous Cataract Canyon.

The water will eventually make its way to Lake Mead. Billions of gallons of water are being released from Lake Powell and dumped into waterways along the Grand Canyon, according to federal ...

As the marvels of Glen Canyon slowly emerge, the falling water line provides new opportunities for human-powered recreation and better beaches. Edward Abbey referred to Lake Powell as “Lake Foul.” ...

The Bureau of Reclamation forecasts indicate it’s possible that Lake Powell could drop 37 feet by April to under 3,500 feet in elevation, a level where the Glen Canyon Dam would be dangerously ...

Glen Canyon Dam forms Lake Powell, the huge Colorado River reservoir which lies between Arizona and Utah. Paired with Lake Mead, the reservoirs provide water for about 40 million people.

Lake Powell has dropped around 100 feet in the last three years as the West has been besieged by drought. As the water level has fallen, Glen Canyon Dam has lost about 16% of its capacity to ...

Calls to drain Lake Powell have been around for decades. One of the first agencies to call for the idea was the Glen Canyon Institute in the 1990s — and it didn’t have much support.