Timelapse Shows Lake Powell's Water Level Rise
Lake Powell's water levels have started to level off, but the reservoir is still in much better shape than a few months ago, according to a timelapse.
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Lake Powell's water levels have started to level off, but the reservoir is still in much better shape than a few months ago, according to a timelapse.
The lake's levels have recovered slightly after above-average snowfall supplemented the reservoir with snowpack melt.
The lake's water levels have risen sharply since the end of April when an outburst of water was released from the neighboring reservoir Lake Powell.
Nearly half a million homes in the Centennial State could be without water by 2050. Colorado River reservoir levels are in a free fall. And local farmers already don’t have the supplies they need. What happens next depends on what we do today.
Lake Powell has reached 3,521.77 feet above sea level, the lowest level since its construction in the 1960s.