The state of spring runoff is grim for the Colorado River ...

Lake Powell’s water forecast was bad. A record-hot March made it worse. To keep Lake Powell above power pool, the Bureau of Reclamation and Colorado River states look to Flaming Gorge. (Trent Nelson | ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Lake Powell water levels continue dropping as National Weather Service ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Extended warm weather across the Colorado River basin may reduce the amount of water delivered during the spring runoff to just a third of normal, according ...

Very dry and warm weather in the winter and early spring means Colorado River flows into Lake Powell will hit record lows this summer, a new federal forecast says. The past winter brought record-low ...

The time-lapse shows years of falling water levels as federal forecasts warn the reservoir could see record-low inflows this year.

The latest forecasts come after water managers announced emergency action to prop up the reservoir's dwindling levels.

PAGE, AZ — Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water — as much as 50,000 toilets flushing constantly at the same time — in a desperate attempt to maintain electricity ...

Historic low inflows: Lake Powell is expected to receive just 13% of its 30-year average spring runoff, the lowest forecasted inflow on record. Emergency water diversion: The Bureau of Reclamation ...

A warm, dry winter is expected to cause the lowest Colorado River runoff in 25 years. Federal forecasts project the inflow to Lake Powell will be just 36% of the recent average. Low water levels could ...

Very dry and warm weather in the winter and early spring means Colorado River flows into Lake Powell will hit record lows this summer, a new federal forecast says. The past winter brought record-low ...