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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dorany Pineda and John Locher

As Lake Powell shrinks, marinas are having to adapt to dwindling water levels

APTOPIX Climate Lake Powell Marina Changes - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Matt Barrett has seen Lake Powell drop nearly every year since 2013 or so, when he started making annual treks to the reservoir on the Utah-Arizona border. Some very snowy winters helped it rebound quickly, but this year was far from that.

“We need another one of those fast,” he said recently. “A few of those fast.”

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