Lake Powell falls to record low after weak 2025–2026 Colorado Basin snowpack
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Warm, dry 2026 conditions and a weak 2025–2026 Upper Colorado snowpack cut river inflows, pushing Lake Powell to a record low by late August and early September; on September 10 its surface stood at 3,517.24 feet, below the prior low of 3,519.92 feet set April 13, 2023. Lake Mead also hit record lows in August in a system supplying water and power to more than 40 million people.
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