Re-engineering Glen Canyon Dam

Plus: Real estate and aridification

Feb 14, 2023

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Glen Canyon Dam during high flow experimental release about a decade ago. These occasional releases are just about the only time the river outlet works (where water is gushing out above) operate.

For the last two years or so, federal Bureau of Reclamation officials have been fretting publicly about what might happen to Glen Canyon Dam as water levels con…

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