Colorado River DROPS 76% in 24 Hours - 7 States in DANGER of Losing ALL Electricity

Описание: Lake Powell is dropping toward the level where Glen Canyon Dam can no longer generate electricity — and the seven states that depend on this water have no plan.
Lake Powell water level update March 2026 — Glen Canyon Dam hydropower crisis as Colorado River drought intensifies.
The nation's second-largest reservoir sits at just 3,530 feet, only 40 feet above minimum power pool. Federal forecasters project spring runoff at just 36% of normal — potentially the fifth-lowest inflow since the reservoir was created in 1963. The Colorado River headwaters snowpack is at its lowest level since measurements began in 1986, the basin experienced its warmest winter on record, and the seven basin states missed their second federal deadline to agree on post-2026 water sharing rules. The Bureau of Reclamation may cut water releases for the first time ever as 40 million people face an unprecedented water and energy crisis.
Sources:
Bureau of Reclamation — February 2026 24-Month Study — https://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/crsp/cs...
Bureau of Reclamation — January 2026 Inflow Scenarios — https://usbr.gov/uc/water/crsp/studie...
Bureau of Reclamation — Glen Canyon Dam page — https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/crsp/gc/
Lake Powell Water Database — https://lakepowell.water-data.com/
Denver Post — "Colorado River may deliver just a third of normal water supplies" (Mar 9, 2026) — https://www.denverpost.com/2026/03/09...
Colorado Sun — "Lake Powell forecast to reach critical lows" (Feb 18, 2026) — https://coloradosun.com/2026/02/18/la...
Circle of Blue — "Big Decisions Loom for a Rapidly Shrinking Lake Powell" (Feb 26, 2026) — https://www.circleofblue.org/2026/sup...
KJZZ — "Colorado River states fail to meet water deadline" (Feb 13, 2026) — https://www.kjzz.org/politics/2026-02...
Nevada Current — "Colorado River states miss deadline" (Feb 13, 2026) — https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/02/13/...
Inside Climate News — "Colorado River Negotiators Are Nearly Out of Time and Snowpack" (Feb 4, 2026) — https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04...
NRCS — "Record Low Snowpack Observed Across Colorado" (Jan 12, 2026) — https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/state-offic...
Grand Canyon Trust — "How Glen Canyon Dam Works" — https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog...
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