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"A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday raising new concerns about a source of power that millions of people in the U.S. West rely on for electricity."

Lake Powell, a major source of electricity in the western states, is dipping dangerously close to a level where it cannot continue to provider hydroelectric power. The lake currently sits at 3,525...

It comes as hotter temperatures and less precipitation leave a smaller amount flowing through the over-tapped Colorado River

The second-largest reservoir in the U.S. dropped to a historic low as a climate-fueled megadrought continues in the nation’s West. Lake Powell, which sits on the border of Utah and Arizona, fell below 3,525 feet for the first time since the reservoir was filled more than 50 years ago to create the Glen Canyon Dam.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday raising new concerns about a source of power that millions of people in the U.S. West rely on for electricity. Lake Powell’s fall to below 3,525 feet (1,075 meters) puts it at its lowest level […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a...

SALT LAKE CITY -- A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday raising new concerns about a source of power that...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a...

A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level, raising new concerns about a power source for millions of people in the U.S. West.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold...