Lake Powell Water Levels Critically Low After Record-Low Snowpack and Persistent Drought in the U.S.

Lake Powell Water Levels Critically Low After Record-Low Snowpack and Persistent Drought in the U.S.

Learn more about the critical drought that is leaving Lake Powell lower than usual and the impacts that could have on hydropower dams and the people who rely on that water.

Utah’s Lake Powell Nears Record Low Water Level

Lake Powell could fall to its lowest level since it was first filled more than 60 years ago, raising concerns about water supplies and hydroelectric power across the Southwest. The Guardian reported that some experts have warned that continued declines could push Lake Powell toward “deadpool” status, the point at which water levels fall so...