Drowning in the Drought: The Sinking Reality of Lake Powell The West's record breaking drought has brought one of its most iconic waterways to a crisis point.
Lake Powell, the second largest reservoir in the US, is shrinking rapidly towards a "dead pool" – a state where water levels drop so low that hydropower generation becomes impossible.
As of Monday, Lake Powell measured 3,524. 3 feet above sea level, just 34 feet above its minimum power pool elevation.