BEHIND THE DROUGHT Part 2: LAKE POWELL & GLEN CANYON DAM Colorado River Water Level Update 2023 #new

In this second episode of “Behind the Drought” we do a deep dive into one of the largest reclamation projects in the United States- LAKE POWELL. Bordering the upper and lower basin states of Utah and Arizona, the reservoir was created by the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam in 1964. Before the land was even a survey sight, the geologist who it later earned its namesake from, John Wesley Powell, issued a dire warning to western water managers. We will explore several historic and modern topics involving the dam including its construction, environmental impact, and future sustainability. We will also look into how the project affected the indigenous people that called this area home for thousands of years, and the broken promises that have left them with an ever dwindling water supply to this day.

I would like to thank everyone for their continued support, ideas, corrections, and comments! Stay tuned as we work on more periodic water level updates and a new year filled with new adventures!

Watch more:
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Lake Mead UPDATE January 2023 Water Level https://youtu.be/WnIKHau6oTk
BOAT WRECK HUNT Part 2 https://youtu.be/t2DYCnDNh4o
Lake Mead BEFORE & AFTER Part 2 https://youtu.be/ofO9Z437SPk
Walnut Canyon CLIFF DWELLINGS! https://youtu.be/a3TP_Sd4Qzk
Lake Mead Secrets #3 SOLVED CASE! https://youtu.be/PdemanCSY34

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Sources / Credits:
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Navajo Historian Wally Brown "How Lake Powell Came to Be..."
https://youtu.be/_b1bxxDrO0Y

For first time, Glen Canyon Dam alternatives addressed by federal government
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/for-first-time-glen-canyon-dam-alternatives-addressed-by-federal-government/

Glen Canyon Institute: "Fill Mead First" Proposal
https://www.glencanyon.org/fill-mead-first/

New water intake system installed at Glen Canyon Dam as Lake Powell nears record low
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2023/1/16/23557241/new-water-intake-system-installed-at-glen-canyon-dam-lake-powell

Photos: Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona, December 2019
Credit to Mitch Tobin/WaterDesk.org
https://waterdesk.org/multimedia/photos/glen-canyon-dam-photos-2019/
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:01 Work Begins
3:57 Topped Off
4:51 John Wesley Powell
7:39 Glen Canyon History
8:39 Navajo and Dine
10:05 Water Negotiations
11:40 Rainbow Bridge
14:00 Water Level
14:38 Sandstone Leakage
15:39 Siltation
16:49 GCI Proposal
17:25 Earth First Crack
18:06 Hydropower
19:11 Water Supply Chain
19:51 Plumbing Problems
21:52 1983 Flood Damage
23:41 Page Intake
24:39 What's Next?

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