Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images PAGE, ARIZONA – MARCH 27: A view of the Glen Canyon Dam at Lake Powell on March 27, 2022 in Page, Arizona.

Source: https://www.greeleytribune.com/2023/01/27/drought-west-rain-snow-pack-colorado-river/

Resistance to the dam, which was eventually abandoned in favor of building Glen Canyon dam in Arizona, helped to spark the modern environmental movement.

Source: https://www.kunc.org/news/2023-06-08/this-wild-river-is-a-roller-coaster-ride-as-the-west-replenishes-its-reservoirs

The Colorado River meanders along within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area about the Hite Crossing Bridge on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Hite, Utah.

Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/commentary-2963144/

The federal managers of Glen Canyon Dam are trying to boost the reservoir by reducing the amount of water they release downstream until the spring runoff arrives.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-01-26/colorado-river-in-crisis-the-emptying-of-lake-powell

“We need to think of Glen Canyon as a national park rather than a storage tank,” says Balken.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/11/lake-powell-glen-canyon-drought-reservoir