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Spilling water from Flaming Gorge to feed Lake Powell, feds will try to keep Glen Canyon Dam operational

Low water threatens power generation at Glen Canyon Dam, so federal water managers draw water from the upstream reservoir.

(Zak Podmore | The Salt Lake Tribune) Crews with the Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service net endangered fish below the Piute Farms Waterfall in what used to be the San Juan arm of Lake Powell on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. As Utah's largest reservoir continues dropping, federal officials announced new measures to get more water into Powell to ensure continued power generation at Glen Canyon Dam.