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Boaters and campers at Lake Powell will soon see an increase in firefighting aircraft in the area. The Glen Canyon National ...
With several wildfires burning in Southern Utah and northern Arizona, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area officials issued a ...
Lake Powell is a linchpin of the western U.S. water and energy systems, storing up to approximately 24 million acre-feet of water. The Glen Canyon Dam provides power to approximately 5 million people ...
The National Park Service is asking boaters to avoid an area in Lake Powell while fire airplanes collect water to fight the ...
Look beyond the jet skis, and there are a number of captivating facts about Lake Powell that might make you appreciate it ...
If the next two years are drier than usual, Lake Powell’s water levels could drop too low to generate electricity, federal ...
The Dragon Bravo Fire has consumed over 11,000 acres and is 0% contained. The White Sage Fire has spread across 58,631 acres ...
But Lake Powell would still stretch 100 miles into Glen Canyon at dead pool. That’s because there is a significant design flaw in the dam: There is no drain at the bottom.
Past proposals to drain Lake Powell and restore Glen Canyon were dismissed, but the West's ongoing drought is changing minds, writes David Marston.
Glen Canyon was an environmentalist rallying cry in the 1960s after it was flooded by Lake Powell. It was considered to be one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful, canyons on the ...
A view of Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto. More Stories.
(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eric Balken, the executive director of the Glen Canyon Institute, boats through Davis Gulch during a trip to Lake Powell near Ticaboo, Utah on Tuesday, Oct ...