Tag: Lake Powell

Lake Powell hits lowest summer level ever, raising risk of ‘dead pool’

USA Today   Trevor Hughs  June 25, 2026 Lake Powell ‒ the massive Colorado River reservoir that produces power for millions of homes across the West ‒ is the emptiest it has ever been entering the hottest part of the summer. And the worst is still to come. Although the lake’s levels have briefly fallen lower in years past, […]