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Daniel Craig McCool, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Utah

As climate change and overuse shrink Lake Powell, the emergent landscape is coming back to life – and posing new challenges

The white 'bathtub ring' around Lake Powell, which is roughly 110 feet high, shows the former high water mark. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

As Western states haggle over reducing water use because of declining flows in the Colorado River Basin, a more hopeful drama is playing out in Glen Canyon.

Lake Powell, the second-largest U.S. reservoir, extends from northern Arizona into southern Utah. A critical water source for seven Colorado River Basin states, it has shrunk dramatically over the past 40 years.

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