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Lake Powell forecast worsens, on track for worst year on record, forecasters say

Utah is set to experience an exceptionally poor water year after a record hot and dry winter.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) A Lake Powell rental pontoon boat motors down the main channel of the reservoir on Saturday, April 25, 2026, as bathtub rings are indicative of how far the waters levels have fallen since being at full capacity in the early 1980s.