Tag: Drought Contingency Plan

The roller dam on the Colorado River west of Glenwood Springs. Credit: Grand Valley Water Users Association

State to host public confabs on next steps in study of Lake Powell drought pool

August 11, 2020 by Jerd Smith

Lake Powell, created with the 1963 completion of Glen Canyon Dam, is the upper basin's largest reservoir on the Colorado River. But 2000-2019 has provided the least amount of inflow into the reservoir, making it the lowest 20-year period since the dam was built, as evidenced by the "bathtub ring" and dry land edging the reservoir, which was underwater in the past. As of October 1, 2019, Powell was 55 percent full. Credit: EcoFlight

As 2020 kicks in, historic Colorado River Drought Plan will get its first test

January 8, 2020 by Laura Paskus

The Yampa Basin has tasted curtailment, but more administration could be coming

December 16, 2019

Lake Powell, created with the 1963 completion of Glen Canyon Dam, is the upper basin's largest reservoir on the Colorado River. But 2000-2019 has provided the least amount of inflow into the reservoir, making it the lowest 20-year period since the dam was built, as evidenced by the "bathtub ring" and dry land edging the reservoir, which was underwater in the past. As of October 1, 2019, Powell was 55 percent full. Credit: EcoFlight

Avoiding Lake Powell’s Day Zero

November 20, 2019 by Lindsay Fendt

The Great Reconciliation

by Allen Best

Beyond the Signing

by Laura Paskus

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