Feds order Flaming Gorge drop to save imperiled Lake Powell from potential structural failure

Record-breaking heat and historically low snowpack have reduced water storage on the Colorado River system to 36%, officials say

Posted 4/24/26

Federal officials formally announced Friday they will draw an extra 660,000 to 1 million acre-feet of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir on the Wyoming-Utah border over the next 12 months to prevent …

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Feds order Flaming Gorge drop to save imperiled Lake Powell from potential structural failure

Record-breaking heat and historically low snowpack have reduced water storage on the Colorado River system to 36%, officials say

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Feds order Flaming Gorge drop to save imperiled Lake Powell from potential structural failure

Record-breaking heat and historically low snowpack have reduced water storage on the Colorado River system to 36%, officials say

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