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Emergency Water Transfer to Lake Powell

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, California, United States

Source: Utah Public Radio

Project
Under Implementation

A rescue plan involving taking a massive amount of water from the Flaming Gorge reservoir on the Wyoming-Utah border upstream and sending it down to Lake Powell to prevent it from getting so low that it can no longer produce hydroelectricity for several western states.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage
Location
Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Utah Public Radio

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The project “Emergency Water Transfer to Lake Powell” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Utah Public Radio.

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under implementation

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2026-07-22

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A rescue plan involving taking a massive amount of water from the Flaming Gorge reservoir on the Wyoming-Utah border upstream and sending it down to Lake Powell to prevent it from getting so low that it can no longer produce hydroelectricity for several western states.

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Water Resource Management

Location

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United States of America (USA)

State

Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, California

Source

Source

Utah Public Radio

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Water Supply and Storage

Article published date

2026-05-14

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