Lake Powell is about to get a boost. How much will it help?
… Lake Powell’s levels have fallen throughout the winter, but as the weather warms, the snowpack that has accumulated in the mountains over the winter will begin to melt. That water will feed rivers and streams across the West — including the Colorado River, which fills Lake Powell on Arizona and Utah’s shared border. … The National Weather Service Colorado Basin River Forecast Center predicts that 5.4 million acre-feet of unregulated runoff will spill into the reservoir between April and July. … According to the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, spring runoff this year will be 85% of the average runoff between 1991 and 2020.
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