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Dry Times x 2

A deeper dive into Glen Canyon Dam Data and an excerpt from Behind the Slickrock Curtain

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Jonathan P. Thompson
May 28, 2021
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In response to Wednesday’s dispatch on hydropower waning across the Southwest as a result of the drought, dedicated Land Desk reader Jerry Zink pointed out that the Lake Powell surface-elevation graph was fine and good, but was less representative than a graph showing how many acre-feet of water are in the reservoir. He also noted that as the amount of …

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