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Lake Powell is once again the lowest it has ever been since it was first filled six decades ago.

Lake Powell is once again the lowest it has ever been since it was first filled six decades ago.

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PHOENIX — Water levels in Lake Powell dropped to a record low Tuesday, with continued pressure from climate change and steady demand pushing the nation’s second-largest reservoir to the lowest

Lake Powell is shrinking as climate change and steady demand cause trouble for states that rely on the Colorado River. The Bureau of Reclamation is scrambling to keep hydropower generators running in Glen Canyon Dam.

The Bureau of Reclamation is scrambling to keep hydropower generators running in Glen Canyon Dam.

Snow data from the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center shows a strong start for the region's water supplies, but heavy snow may get soaked up by dry soils before it can flow into Lake Powell and Lake Mead.

Water levels in Lake Powell dropped to a record low Tuesday, with continued pressure from climate change and steady demand pushing the nation’s second-largest reservoir to the lowest level since it was first filled in the 1960s.

“I'm not looking for the federal government to create some magical law or solve all the problems through federal legal systems,” said founding Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado. “We're really more facilitators.”

Senators from the seven states that use water from the Colorado River are convening to discuss its future. Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper created the group as climate change and steady demand are shrinking supplies.