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Researchers usually study sedimentary formations millions of years old. Lake Powell offers an opportunity to look at deposits just a few decades old.
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The latest Utah news from Monday morning, Jan. 10, 2022
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Utah’s reservoir system relies on runoff from winter snowpack, and during wet years they fill up. During dry years, we dip into them. Like this year.
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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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The water levels behind the Colorado River’s biggest dams are fast-approaching or already at record lows. The historic 21-year megadrought that is squeezing some Western states’ water supplies will also likely start showing up in energy bills, because those dams can’t produce as much electricity.
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Reservoirs that store water along the Colorado River are projected to be less than half full later this year, potentially marking a historic low mark...
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Ranchers throughout Utah feared at the beginning of this summer that the drought would be sticking around. But a remarkably wet August has transformed the…
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Rain and snow drenched northern Utah this weekend, bringing moisture that will make a big difference in spring and summer. Randy Julander works for the…