![Bureau of Reclamation Takes Action to Boost Drought-Stricken Lake Powell](https://cole-mswmag.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mswmag.com%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2Flake-powell-glen-canyon-dam.jpeg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=620&ixlib=php-1.1.0&q=75&w=1024&s=91dada58c772d933daa37d4e632c9cd2)
Glen Canyon Dam, substation (left) and bridge (in front of the dam) as seen from the south, near Page, Arizona. Image courtesy of Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently made an unprecedented move to protect water levels in Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border, announcing it would delay a water release that normally goes to Arizona, California and Nevada.
In order to keep levels in the lake high enough to...