Colorado River Basin Reservoirs Begin Emergency Releases To Prop Up A Troubled Lake Powell

KUNC | By Luke Runyon

Published July 16, 2021 at 1:46 PM MDT

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Anchored houseboats hang out at Hall's Crossing Marina at Lake Powell in southern Utah.

Emergency water releases from reservoirs upstream of Lake Powell have begun to preserve the nation’s second-largest reservoir’s ability to generate hydroelectric power.

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Luke Runyon

As KUNC’s reporter covering the Colorado River Basin, I dig into stories that show how water issues can both unite and divide communities throughout the Western U.S. I produce feature stories for KUNC and a network of public media stations in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, California and Nevada.

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