Colorado River projected to deliver one-fifth of normal water to Lake Powell after ‘astonishing’ March heatwave

Colorado River projected to deliver one-fifth of normal water to Lake Powell after ‘astonishing’ March heatwave

An unprecedented March heatwave has forecasters shrinking already-low estimates for how much water will flow into the Colorado River during spring runoff, which is already well underway this year. The latest models show that the Colorado River is projected to deliver only about 1.4 million acre feet of water — roughly one-fifth of normal — to Lake Powell, the nation’s second-largest reservoir. Colorado River Basin Forecast Center hydrologist Cod…