Lake Powell has surged to its highest level in over three years, driven by increased water conservation efforts and recent wet weather. The lake's elevation is now at 3,586 feet, more than 60 feet ...

As of Wednesday, Lake Powell water levels were at 3,587 feet, nearly 50 feet higher than in 2022. Lake Mead was at 1,062 feet, 20 feet higher than in 2022.

The San Juan River carries a hefty 55% of the sediment entering Lake Powell, and that mud is piling up. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 90°F. Thursday, June 19th 2025 ...

The Lake Powell pipeline has been dormant for years, leading many to believe that the project is dead. But it could technically still happen.. The pipeline would transport 86,000 acre-feet of ...

Lake Powell and a downstream reservoir, Lake Mead, can store up to 53.9 million acre-feet of water, or about 92% of the reservoir storage capacity in the entire Colorado River Basin. The basin’s ...

Lake Powell is already receiving a major springtime boost. Until July, snow from an epic winter in the Rocky Mountains will melt and flow into the reservoir, and portions of those side canyons ...

After Lake Powell’s surface dropped to about 3,520 feet above sea level in mid-April, it has been largely rising. That accelerated to an increase of more than a foot per day over the past week ...

While Lake Powell is expected to rise this summer, others feel it won't be enough to save both it and Lake Mead, Hoover Dam. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

This graph shows the minimum (red), probable (green) and maximum (blue) outlooks for Lake Powell's water levels this year. The most likely scenario is that it rises another 65 feet by the end of June.

PAGE, Ariz. — Lake Powell is once again the lowest it has ever been since it was first filled six decades ago. The reservoir, located by the Utah-Arizona border, dropped to 3,521.95 feet ...

Calls to drain Lake Powell have been around for decades. One of the first agencies to call for the idea was the Glen Canyon Institute in the 1990s.