Lake Powell: What is it good for?

Pondering "Fill Mead First" + Snowpack bodes well for runoff

Feb 1, 2023

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Absolutely nothing?

Sometimes it seems that way, doesn’t it? Unlike other dams, Glen Canyon does not provide any meaningful flood control (except for in the Grand Canyon). It doesn’t regulate streamflow to stretch out the irrigation season (because there are virtually no fields to irrigate between Glen Canyon Dam and the upper end of Lake Mead). And it …

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