Lake Powell Drops 36 Feet in One Year Sparking Fears Over Power and Water Supply
By: Chris Reed | Fox13
PAGE, ARIZONA — Lake Powell has dropped 36 feet in just the past year, leaving the massive reservoir at only 27% of its capacity and raising concerns about the ability of the Glen Canyon Dam to generate power.
"There was a time when this was all covered… where we were standing was above water," said Charles Weiss, a 25-year resident living near the Wahweap Marina who works at Glen Canyon Dam.
During a seven-state Colorado River conference in Las Vegas before the holiday, Bureau of Reclamation senior water resource program manager Carly Jerla warned that the lake's decline is happening faster than expected.
"We're always just a couple dry years away from tipping into crisis mode," Jerla said. "The trend and the declining inflow into th...
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