Will Lake Powell become Lake Mud? Inside the growing sediment crisis
In 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam was built. It created Lake Powell Reservoir, which straddles Utah and Arizona, to ensure a water ...
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Fire captain dies after boat pins him under rapids, Colorado rangers say. ‘Tragic’
A beloved fire captain in Utah died in a whitewater rafting accident after the boat pinned him under rapids on a Colorado river, officials said. Michael Harp, a 54-year-old from Sandy, Utah ...
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‘This river has a spirit’: Native Americans share ancestral ties to Colorado River and its tributaries
Autumn Gillard notes that many tribal members in Southern Utah recognize the river daily "as a source of life, power, and ...
Lake Powell Faces Sediment Crisis: '30,000 Dump Truck Loads' per Day
The iconic reservoir faces the risk of becoming a mud lake as 100 million tons of sediment accumulate each year.
The fight to save the Colorado River
On a six-day expedition through Cataract Canyon, I learned what's at stake for the Colorado River — and the people who are ...
80-year-old dies falling off boat on rapids trip in Grand Canyon
An 80-year-old man died in Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend after his boat flipped in the Colorado River, marking ...
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Colorado River
Tribes say their future is at stake as they push for Congress to consider Colorado River plan Navajo officials are celebrating the signing of legislation outlining a proposed water rights ...
Will Lake Powell become Lake Mud? It has a growing sediment crisis.
In 1963, the Glen Canyon Dam was built. It created Lake Powell Reservoir, which straddles Utah and Arizona, to ensure a water supply for the lower Colorado River basin states and Mexico. Over the past ...