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14 Νοε 2023 · Above-average snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains provided some short-term relief to the reservoir, but long-term drought remains. The images above show portions of Lake Powell, which straddles the border of Utah and Arizona, as of October 20, 2023 (right), compared to September 23, 2022 (left).
30 Μαρ 2022 · Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. CNN — The second-largest man-made reservoir in the country has dropped to unthinkable lows amid the West’s climate change-driven megadrought. Not only is Lake...
7 Φεβ 2023 · If the lake's water level were to reach 3,370 feet, it would be at dead pool level. This is when the water level drops so low that it can no longer turn the dam's turbines.
16 Ιουν 2015 · As a result, Lake Powell risks falling to what experts call “dead pool,” meaning there is no longer enough water for it to flow through the dam’s gates or generate the hydropower that the...
On August 16, 2017, the water elevation on the lake, as measured at Glen Canyon Dam, was 3,633.04 feet. On August 6, 2022, it stood at 3,535.38 feet, nearly 98 feet lower. The animated line plot below shows water levels at the dam since 1980, when Lake Powell was nearly full.
12 Αυγ 2022 · At full pool, Powell's water line lies 3,700 feet above sea level, and at 3,370 feet, it will reach deadpool levels. Stock image of Alstrom Point, Lake Powell. Experts say that the reservoir...
Drought.gov (2019, February 12) Colorado River Drought Contingency Planning. Accessed August 27, 2021. NASA Earth Observatory (2021) World of Change: Lake Powell. NASA Earth Observatory (2014, May 22) Lake Powell Half Empty. National Park Service (2021) Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Alerts & Conditions. Accessed September 22, 2021.
