Stabilizing Lake Powell will likely require both Lower Basin water cuts and upstream releases to keep levels above the minimum hydropower threshold.

Wyoming’s top water managers are warning that a significant drawdown of Flaming Gorge Reservoir this spring is likely imminent due to low snowpack and generally dry conditions throughout the ...

Lake Powell could receive only half the normal amount of water from upstream rivers and streams this year, according to a ...

"We are not incredibly optimistic." Officials issue warning as crucial US reservoir faces urgent strain: 'This is going to be a very serious situation' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Understand the Lake Powell hydropower crisis and the potential actions to boost water levels in a rapidly shrinking reservoir.

As negotiators fight over how to curb overuse of the depleted Colorado River for the next 20 years, the river itself is on the verge of a short-term crisis that could erupt in less than a year. Water ...