A set of four tubes known as the "river outlet works," pictured on Nov. 2, 2022, could soon be the only way for water to make it through Glen Canyon Dam.

Lake Powell is an important water source for Colorado River states, and Glen Canyon Dam produces enough electricity to power nearly half a million U.S. households, according to the Grand Canyon Trust.

Plumbing problems at Glen Canyon Dam, the second-largest reservoir in the U.S., are raising concerns about water delivery to southwestern states. Federal officials have identified damage to four ...

When Lake Powell is at full capacity, Glen Canyon Dam impounds over 25 million acre-feet of water. One acre-foot of water can sustain two households for one year. But the reservoir’s elevations ...

Glen Canyon Dam forms Lake Powell, the huge Colorado River reservoir which lies between Arizona and Utah. Paired with Lake Mead, the reservoirs provide water for about 40 million people.

A view of Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto. More Stories.

At around 24% full, Lake Powell is at its lowest level since 1963, when the Glen Canyon Dam was built and the reservoir – near the Utah-Arizona border – was filled.

The Glen Canyon Dam holds back Colorado River water to create Lake Powell in Page, Arizona on April 15, 2023. The flight for aerial photography was provided by LightHawk.(Photo by RJ Sangosti/The ...

(Ecoflight) An aerial view of the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, Thursday, April 14, 2022. As Lake Powell has fallen to record low water levels in recent years, hydroelectricity generated at the ...

Let’s also remember that Glen Canyon Dam was finished in 1963 and it and Lake Powell are only 58 years old. The region lived without them before, and it can live without them again.

As Lake Falls, Glen Canyon Rises Anew. Some See Chance to Get Rid of Dam. By William Booth. April 27, 2003 at 1:00 a.m. EDT.