The Land Desk

The Land Desk

Lake Powell's bad math persists; USFS greenlights AZ mine; AZ river runs dry

Plus: Faraday's Copper Creek project has deep-pocketed backers

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Jonathan P. Thompson
Jul 10, 2026
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Diagram showing critical reservoir levels at Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. Land Desk diagram with data from the Bureau of Reclamation.

The Colorado River watershed’s spring runoff — if you can call the measly increase in streamflows “runoff” — peaked in mid-May and was pretty much over by mid-June.

The variations in stre…

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