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.
Luke Runyon

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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