(Big Water, UT) — Lake Powell is already low, but it’s possible this could be the reservoir’s worst water year ever. That’s according to a new report released yesterday by the National Weather Service’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. It says the dry, warm weather in March was a major […]
(Page, AZ) — The National Park Service is warning visitors of a toxic algae bloom in Lake Powell. An advisory was issued just ahead of the extended July 4th holiday weekend. Officials say the bloom was found near Antelope Canyon but could be present in other parts of the lake. […]
(Glen Canyon, UT) — A marina on Lake Powell is never going to reopen. Dangling Rope in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area has shut down before for low water levels but this time it’s staying closed. Officials with the National Park Service confirmed this yesterday, saying the loss of […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Projects affecting the Upper Colorado River Basin will soon benefit from nearly 30-million dollars in new federal funding. Utah is one of the states included in the government effort to improve drought planning across the Basin. Department of Interior officials announced the funding on Tuesday. […]
(St. George, UT) — Lake Powell is expected to receive a five-percent increase from the snowmelt process this summer. The National Weather Service’s Colorado Basin River Forecast Center says just under five-and-half-million acre feet of water will be added to the lake. The amount of water is still not the […]
(Undated) — The future of Utah Water has been submitted to the Bureau of Reclamation. While the seven states that use the water initially wanted to create a unified plan for after 2026, that ultimately failed and the groups split into their predetermined upper and lower basin groups. Utah is […]
(Lake Powell, UT) — Officials at southern Utah’s Lake Powell want to make sure families are safe during Independence Day celebrations. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will be taking part in Operation Dry Water from Saturday to Monday of next week. It’s an effort to make sure those getting on […]
(Page, AZ) — The National Park Service is asking for help with its investigation into boat fires on Lake Powell last week. In a statement yesterday, officials explained one boat caught fire in Wahweap Marina on Friday and then spread to several other vessels. Two people had to be looked […]
LAUGHLIN, Nev. (AP) — A group of residents in a southern Nevada town that sits along the Colorado River are organizing a campaign to oppose a proposed pipeline that would divert billions of gallons of river water to southwest Utah, reflecting intensifying struggles over water in the U.S. West. Laughlin […]
LAKE POWELL-Thursday, a 26-year-old man died Thursday after falling off of a cliff overlooking Lake Powell per comments from Kane County officials Friday. Ian Brisbin and a friend, each of whom were from neighboring Page, Ariz., camped at Altstrom Point Wednesday night, officials said in a news release. The friend […]
