Lake Powell Is Rising Faster Than Anyone Expected — And It’s Still Climbing!

Lake Powell Is Rising Faster Than Anyone Expected — And It’s Still Climbing! Lake Powell has climbed close to 18 feet since it hit its lowest level in six decades on September 15th, and the San Juan River's second flood wave is still pouring in. We follow the rise day by day, from the stalled storm that sent about 63,000 cubic feet per second into the lake to the record floods on the Piedra, Animas and Mancos. You'll see how far the lake has already outrun the Bureau of Reclamation's own forecasts, why a low lake rises so fast, why so little of this water came from the snow it normally depends on, and what Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Mead and this winter's El Nino mean for what comes next. #LakePowell #ColoradoRiver #GlenCanyonDam #SanJuanRiver #ElNino #Drought Lake Powell, Lake Powell water level, Lake Powell rising, Lake Powell water level update, Lake Powell flood, Lake Powell record low, Glen Canyon Dam, San Juan River, San Juan River flood, Navajo Reservoir, Navajo Dam, Animas River flood, Pagosa Springs flood, Four Corners flooding, Colorado River, Colorado River drought, Lake Mead, Bureau of Reclamation, 24 Month Study, minimum power pool, El Nino winter outlook, water news update