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Fears that low levels in Colorado River’s Lake Powell could threaten power supply for up to 6 million people

By March, the water height in the massive reservoir could fall to one foot above the minimum level needed to power its dam

The Independent UK

America may have to sacrifice Lake Powell to save the Colorado River, as scientists warn the current two-reservoir system is becoming unsustainable

Western water experts debate consolidating Colorado River storage in Lake Mead. This proposal, "Fill Mead First," aims to reduce evaporation and seepage losses. Supporters believe concentrating water improves long-term security and ecological recovery. Critics warn against losing Lake Powell's crucial buffer during droughts. Adapting to a drier river requires new…

The Times of India

Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west

Experts say the critical reservoir system is careening toward a breaking point as the US west’s climate warms and dries

The Guardian - US

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Lake Mead nearing ‘system crash’ as experts warn a ‘world of hurt’ could be coming for some states

The warning follows another unusually dry winter in the Colorado River Basin, which supplies water to about 40 million people across seven Western states

The Independent UK

Releasing cool water protects fish in the Grand Canyon. That comes at cost to hydropower

Federal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish

The Independent UK

'Unprecedented drought conditions': More than 500 data centers across Nevada, California, and Arizona could feel the pinch as the iconic Hoover Dam potentially loses 40% of its power output because of poor rainfall and abnormally low snowpack numbers

Drought driven water cuts are set to reduce Hoover Dam output significantly, forcing utilities to find replacement power amid raising regional costs.

TechRadar

Hoover Dam’s power output could drop 40 percent this year under new plans to balance out record low snowpack

Federal officials have said they have no choice but to reduce water flows from Lake Powell, hundreds of miles upstream, to prevent another dam from shutting down

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Water to surge into drought-depleted Lake Powell but at costs elsewhere

Desert canyons in eastern Utah will be churning this spring with huge volumes of water in a desperate attempt to keep a reservoir on the Colorado River generating electricity

The Independent UK

Low water levels at popular beach reveals truck containing human remains

People spotted the truck just below the water line over the Labor Day weekend

The Independent UK

As the Colorado River slowly dries up, states angle for influence over future water rights

The Colorado River is in trouble: Not as much water flows into the river as people are entitled to take out of it. A new idea might change that, but complicated political and practical negotiations stand in the way.

The Conversation

Toxic algae blooms detected in Lake Powell

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The Independent UK

The collapse of an iconic arch in Utah has some wondering if other famous arches are also at risk

The recent collapse of a popular rock arch at Lake Powell known as the “Toilet Bowl” is a sad reminder that the spectacular geological arches that dot southern Utah’s landscape aren’t guaranteed to be there forever

The Independent UK

Two 4-year-old boys and woman, 72, die when their boat being towed capsized

The three who died all came from the same family and two other relatives remain in hospital after the boat capsized on Lake Powell

The Independent UK

As a deadline approaches, Colorado River states are still far apart on water sharing

Ahead of a deadline next week, the seven states that share the Colorado River have revealed competing plans for how the river should be managed in the future.

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The Guardian - US

‘Extremely rare’ Jurassic-era fossils discovered in Lake Powell

Tritylodonts, mid-sized mammal-related herbivores, roamed the area’s deserts 200m years ago

The Independent UK

Man dies after jumping from 50ft cliff at Lake Powell in Utah

The body of Ohio man Cory Ryan Ehrnschwender, 36, was recovered on Friday

Space

10 breathtaking locations to see October 2023's 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse

The annular solar eclipse on Oct 14, 2023, will be quite the spectacle. Here's a roundup of some of the best beauty spots to watch the infamous 'ring of fire' from.

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‘A portion of paradise’: how the drought is bringing a lost US canyon back to life

Record dryness has restored an ecosystem under Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir

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The Independent UK

Houseboats catch fire at popular destination Lake Powell on Utah-Arizona line

More than half a dozen house boats momentarily caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line on Friday

The Independent UK

Half of US West out of drought, but not fully recovered

Scientists say nearly half of the American West has emerged from drought following a winter marked by heavy snow and several massive rainstorms

Al Jazeera

Within the Colorado River crisis, an opportunity

Al Jazeera travels to Indigenous communities in western US that are asserting their water rights amid historic drought.

Fortune

The rules governing the Colorado River were made for a ‘previous world’ and the West is now confronting a 21st century nightmare as it runs dry

Fixing the Southwest’s water supply problem will be painful, and the big question might be ‘how to distribute that pain.’

Tribune News Service

‘A nice sign’: Big Rockies snowpack may boost Lake Mead

LAS VEGAS — It’s not even March yet, but the mountains that feed the Colorado River already have seen more snow this winter than they normally would through an entire snow season.

Los Angeles Times

As the Colorado River shrinks, federal officials consider overhauling Glen Canyon Dam

LOS ANGELES — The desiccation of the Colorado River has left Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, at just 23% of capacity, its lowest level since it was filled in the 1960s.

Tribune News Service

Wet La Nina winter likely to bring more water into Lake Powell

LAS VEGAS — One of the Colorado River’s two major reservoirs is expected to collect better than average runoff this year, thanks to an unusually wet La Nina pattern that dropped a deluge of snow up and down the basin.

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