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Lake Powell Still Shrinking, EO Satellites Show

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Tom Patton
Aug 29, 2022
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Lake Powell is still shrinking, NASA's Earth observation satellites confirm. The second-largest reservoir in the United States now stands at its lowest level since it was filled in the mid-1960s.

A key component of the western U.S. water system, Lake Powell is currently filled to just 26 percent of capacity, its lowest point since 1967. On August 22, 202…

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