Lake Powell
Lake Mead has garnered most of the headlines as far as the West’s big reservoirs go, but Lake Powell has also undergone a shocking transformation. The lake sits along the Colorado River and straddles Utah and Arizona. As of Friday, it sat at just 34.73% of full capacity. Water levels are 138 feet (42 meters) below full. The above image shows a portion of the monster lake that covers 254 square miles (658 square kilometers) when full.
The portion of the lake sits in Utah, which is the most widely affected Western state when it comes to drought. Gov. Spencer Cox declared last weekend a “Weekend of Prayer” in an effort to combat the drought. As the image above shows, a higher power has a lot of work to do.
