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2. ‘A system out of balance’: Lake Powell’s water levels ...

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   Utah water experts say Lake Powell’s levels are dire, despite a recent influx after the Bureau of Reclamation released water from Flaming Gorge.

3. Drought drains Lake Powell to record low levels - AOL

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   The severe drought engulfing most of the Western U.S. has left Lake Powell, one of the nation's largest reservoirs, with historically low water levels. Officials have closed many ramps, forcing ...

4. Officials take unprecedented emergency response to crisis at ...

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   Located on the Utah-Arizona border, Lake Powell is currently at an all-time low surface elevation of 3,522 feet since it was filled in the 1960s -- holding less than one-fourth of its full capacity.

5. Lake Powell - Wikipedia

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   In August 2010, Lake Powell was declared mussel free. [citation needed] Lake Powell introduced a mandatory boat inspection for each watercraft entering the reservoir beginning in June 2009. Effective June 29, 2009, every vessel entering Lake Powell must have a mussel certificate, although boat owners were allowed to self-certify.

6. Utah State Route 276 - Wikipedia

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   The route is used as an access to Lake Powell, serving the small resort towns of Ticaboo and Bullfrog. Historically, SR-276 crossed Lake Powell via the Charles Hall Ferry (originally called the John Atlantic Burr Toll Ferry), the only auto ferry in the state of Utah; [2] however, the ferry is currently out of service due to low water levels. [3]

7. Risks to the Glen Canyon Dam - Wikipedia

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   The Lake Powell reservoir is the second largest artificial lake in the country, extending upriver well into Utah. The dam is named for Glen Canyon, a colorful series of gorges, most of which now are buried under the reservoir. Construction of Glen Canyon Dam began in 1956 and was finished in 1966.

8. Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns - AOL

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   Lake Powell's fall to below 3,525 feet (1,075 meters) puts it at its lowest level since the lake filled after the federal government dammed the Colorado River at Glen Canyon more than a half ...

9. Climate change: Low water levels at key U.S. reservoir ... - AOL

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   The 'central bank for Western water' Lake Powell is one reservoir in a complex water system along the Colorado River, which supplies water to 40 million people and provides irrigation for 5.5 ...