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Line graph of Lake Powell water levels showing an overall downward trend since around 2000, framed by a photo of a Lake Powell canyon on top and a satellite image of the Glen Canyon dam area below.

Graph of Lake Powell water levels that show while there is a natural peak most summers followed by a low in the spring, there has been an overall downward trend since around 2000. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Satellite image from July 20, 2026 from Copernicus/Sentinel. Photo from Adobe Stock.