Lake Powell Blog

Plain-English analysis of Lake Powell's water level — why the reservoir is low, whether it will refill, what drought and runoff forecasts show, and how Glen Canyon's numbers stack up against Lake Mead. Every post pulls live elevation data from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

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Featured Water Levels Jul 5, 2026 4 min read

Why Is Lake Powell So Low? The Drought, the Numbers, and What's Next

Lake Powell is low because of a 20-year megadrought and chronic overuse of the Colorado River. Here's how far it has fallen, why, and what would turn it around.

Forecasts Jul 5, 2026 3 min read

Will Lake Powell Fill Back Up? What Snowpack and Runoff Forecasts Show

Can Lake Powell refill to full pool? Big snow years help, but a hotter, drier Colorado River basin makes a full recovery unlikely. Here's what the forecasts actually say.

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