In the 1960s, Glen Canyon Dam created Lake Powell, the 186-mile-long reservoir intended to store Colorado River flows from the Rocky Mountains. With the flows reduced by drought and high temperatures, the reservoir is shrinking and raising concerns about water shortages in the Southwest. Mitch Tobin reports for The Water Desk.
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