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Damage found inside Glen Canyon Dam increases water risks on the Colorado River
Federal officials have discovered damage inside Glen Canyon Dam that could force limits on how much Colorado River water is released at low reservoir levels, raising risks the Southwest could face ...
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Bass Population Doubles Below Glen Canyon Dam, Worsening Extinction Risk for Rare Grand Canyon Fish
Failure to prevent bass from passing through Glen Canyon Dam and reproducing downstream threatens this largest and last remaining source population of the chub. Climate-driven declines in Colorado ...
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Plumbing problem at Glen Canyon Dam brings new threat to Colorado River system
Plumbing problems at Glen Canyon Dam, the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S., are spurring concerns about future water delivery issues to Southwestern states supplied by the ...
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Glen Canyon Dam Operations Must Safeguard Grand Canyon’s Rare Fish, Conservationists Warn
Today’s comments on a draft environmental assessment urge the Bureau of Reclamation to ensure flows from Glen Canyon Dam are cold enough to prevent any smallmouth bass reproduction downstream.
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'Life After Dead Pool' looks how climate change, water usage is altering the natural balance
But when the Glen Canyon Dam was built in 1963, it created Lake Powell for river water storage and drowned the native flora in Glen Canyon and its many side canyons.