Lake Powell

Lake Powell Latest News

Lake Powell, one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, has fallen to its lowest level since it began filling, deepening concerns over the future of the Colorado River and the millions of people who rely on it.

About Lake Powell

• It is a huge man-made lake located on the Colorado River and stretches across parts of Utah and Arizona in the United States.  
• The lake was created by building the Glen Canyon Dam, which flooded Glen Canyon.   
• It’s the second-largest reservoir in the United States by volume (second only to Lake Mead). 
• When full, it is designed to hold more than 26 million acre-feet (MAF) of water that originates from snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
• It acts like a giant water bank for states in the Upper Colorado River Basin. 
• Lake Powell is an oligotrophic reservoir, which means that nutrient concentrations and algal production are generally low. This often results in very clear-water conditions.
• The lake is also a major recreation area, known for magnificent sandstone canyons and rock formations.

News: MC

‹ ›