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Lakes Mead and Powell, which provide the water that 40 million Americans depend on, are now only about 35% full, climatologist Brian Fuchs of the National Drought Mitigation Center said.
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 ...
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 ...
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The origins of the lake are unknown, though some sources contend it was dammed as early as the 1750s. [1] The earliest confirmed records of the lake are from the Peninsula Water Company and date to some time in the 1800s. [2] In 1924, the lake was purchased by the Powell Family for which it is now named. [3] Prior to its break, the lake covered ...
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.
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Aug. 23—During the first week of August, a famous double arch collapsed in Utah's Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Made from millions of years old Navajo sandstone, the National Park ...