Since Glen Canyon Dam's completion in the 1960s, Utahns have revered Lake Powell for a lot of reasons: It's a houseboating paradise, with many families planning multigenerational trips on the water ...

Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the United States, saw relatively stable water levels throughout 2024 compared to the sharp fluctuations of recent years. Lake Powell, along with ...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — “Immediate and substantial reductions” in Colorado River water use could be needed much sooner than anyone predicted, according to a study published last week. The problem: People ...

Lake Powell is the second-largest reservoir in the United States. It was created when the Glen Canyon Dam was constructed along the Colorado River near Page, Arizona. But why does the lake matter to ...

Lake Powell is projected to fall below a critical threshold of 3,500 feet in 2026, triggering mandatory federal intervention. This intervention could involve reducing water releases to Lake Mead to ...

There's a lot of anxiety about climate change shrinking Lake Powell, but it also means whitewater rapids upstream have re-emerged. Thrillseekers can now run them for the first time since the 1960s. At ...

The amount of snowmelt expected to reach the key reservoirs on the Colorado River this spring is far below the median of the last two decades, despite near-normal snowpack levels and heavy March ...

Spread mainly by hitching rides on watercraft, the fast-reproducing mollusks clog water infrastructure, cling to marinas and docks, and outcompete native species. Utah and Colorado are ramping up ...