Seven weeks of near-record low snowfall in the Colorado River Basin have water managers worried
Lake Powell could soon see its level drop below the critical elevation where the Glen Canyon Dam stops being able to generate power.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Mud cracks along the shores of the Colorado River in Cataract Canyon. Sediment banks are slowly being washed away and beaches are starting to return as Lake Powell recedes due to ongoing drought cycles.