Flash Floods Drive 20-Foot Water Surge at Lake Powell, but Federal Hydrologists Warn Systemic Deficit Persists
PAGE, AZ — An extraordinary deluge across the American Southwest has delivered the largest single autumn water inflow to Lake Powell in over six decades, lifting the drought-stricken reservoir by roughly 20 feet in five weeks. Telemetry released by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) shows the reservoir’s water surface...
