Emergency water shift aims to steady Lake Powell as Colorado River drought deepens
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To avert a Powell failure amid a historic Colorado River drought, the federal government will move water from Flaming Gorge to raise Lake Powell and reduce releases to Lake Mead, aiming for a one-year pause while seven Western states negotiate longer-term water cuts; Powell is roughly 36% full and Mead about 32%, with major downstream impacts for California, Arizona and Nevada.
- Trump administration takes emergency step to sustain key Colorado River reservoir Los Angeles Times
- Feds to release Flaming Gorge water to support Lake Powell, as new hazards emerge KSL News
- Big cuts are coming for Colorado River water. This Arizona town will feel them first KJZZ
- PRESS RELEASE: Reclamation Acts to Protect Colorado River System During Historic Drought Maven's Notebook
- Water managers getting a birds-eye view of Colorado’s historically bad snowpack Denver7
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