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 Stories About: Arizona AND dams AND energy AND lakes AND Utah
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The Powell and the Glory
Lake Powell is drying up; Glen Canyon is coming back |
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05 Nov 2004 |
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| The Powell and the Glory Lake Powell is drying up; Glen Canyon is coming back Lake Powell is dropping by a foot every four days, thanks to ongoing drought in the West -- and many enviros couldn't be happier about it. Veteran conservation leader David Brower called the completion of Glen Canyon dam in 1963, and the subsequent drowning of the canyon and its many side canyons to create Lake Powell, the greatest disappoin ... |
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| Topics: Arizona, dams, energy, lakes, Utah (all these topics) |
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