Lake Powell Is in Big Trouble

One of the U.S. West’s most important water reservoirs is about to hit a new low.Lake Powell, on the border of Utah and Arizona, is a crucial reservoir along the Colorado River, part of a system that supplies water for 40 million people in multiple states across the West. As of Tuesday, according to readings provided by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the lake stood at 1,074.73 metres above sea level, or around 24% of its total capacity. That’s just 0.30 m above a threshold of w