"Western US Lakes Experience Significant Changes in Water Levels and Restoration Efforts"

Federal officials predict that Lake Powell's water levels could rise by 50 to 90 feet this spring and summer, with the most probable scenario being a 65-foot increase by June. The increase comes as the National Weather Service's Colorado Basin River Forecast Center projects that 1.3 million acre-feet worth of water will flow toward Lake Powell over the next few months. The lake would remain about 110 to 126.5 feet below full-pool status in the probable scenario, but it would also place the reservoir between 80 and 100 feet above the minimum pool level needed to generate power. The Bureau of Reclamation also approved a four-day controlled release from the Glen Canyon Dam to move sediment in the Paria River onto the beaches and sandbars in Marble Canyon and the eastern Grand Canyon.