- Lake Powell dropped to a new record low (about 3,519.9 ft), putting it roughly 30 feet above the level where the Glen Canyon Dam can no longer generate hydropower.
- Along with Lake Mead, these two reservoirs hold about 60% of Colorado River storage and supply water and power to roughly 40 million people across seven Western states.
- Long-term drought and warming temperatures — not just one dry year — are driving the decline; El Niño might help this winter but won’t fix the underlying crisis.
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