Lake Powell Faces Its Worst Summer Inflow Ever as Emergency Water Releases Are Prepared

Lake Powell faces its worst summer inflow ever as emergency water releases are prepared

Lake Powell, the largest reservoir in the upper Colorado River basin, is on track for what could become its worst summer inflow on record — another stark signal of how stressed the Southwest's water system has become.  And with federal agencies now preparing emergency releases from another reservoir to help keep Powell afloat, the latest forecast shows just how serious the strain has become for the communities, farms, and power systems that rely…

Federal officials tap Flaming Gorge Reservoir to keep Lake Powell above critical levels

FLAMING GORGE — Federal water managers are preparing to send up to 1 million acre-feet of additional water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir downstream to prop up the rapidly declining Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam amid what officials describe as one of the worst hydrologic years on record for the Colorado River Basin. The Bureau of Reclamation announced in April that the Colorado River system has fallen to roughly 36% of total storage capacity fol…

‘No good news’: #ColoradoRiver forecast gets historically bad — Scott Franz (KUNC.org) #COriver #aridification

A person looks out over the Colorado River near Page, Arizona on November 2, 2022. The seven states that use its water are caught in a standoff about how to share the shrinking supply. They say they want to avoid a court battle, but some states are quietly preparing for that outcome. Alex Hager/KUNC Click the link to read the article on the KUNC website (Scott Franz): May 8, 2026 This story is part of ongoing coverage of the Colorado River, pro…