LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - There is new uncertainty for the future of water levels in Lake Mead. Upstream at the Glen Canyon Dam, key underwater tubes have been deemed unreliable.

This “High Flow Experiment” will require 270,000 acre-feet of water, ... The Glen Canyon Dam holds back Colorado River water, which forms Lake Powell, seen from the air on April 15, ...

LAKE POWELL, Ariz. — In a major push to curtail water use on the Colorado River, The Bureau of Reclamation asked the seven states that draw its water to cut their use by 2 to 4 million acre-feet.

As the level of Lake Powell rebounds with this spring's big runoff, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has resumed high-flow releases from Glen Canyon Dam.

An inspection of the pipes in 2023 showed interior damage, or “cavitation.” That’s the last time a “High Flow Experiment” (HFE) occurred at Glen Canyon Dam. The blast of water generated ...

Damage to Glen Canyon dam could be a problem for Lake Powell and Colorado River Newly discovered damage to part of the dam holding back America's second-largest ... like during a high flow event, ...

The Glen Canyon Dam with Colorado River flowing out below on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Page, AZ. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images More Stories ...

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.

Glen Canyon Dam stands 710 feet tall, anchored to the canyon’s reddish sandstone walls in northern Arizona, about 320 miles upstream from Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Following a large water release from Glen Canyon Dam on Monday, water levels at Lake Mead rose over 2 feet in five days. The release, known as a High Flow Experiment, shot up ...