Every year thousands of folks get in trucks and make the trip to Antelope Canyon on the Navajo Reservation. Antelope is a slot canyon frequently called Corkscrew Canyon (the first three minutes in the canyon and there is no need for explanation as to where the name Corkscrew came from). The entrance to […]

Lake Powell final water elevation predictions have been released by the Bureau of Reclamation this week. The lake should expect at least a 50 foot increase in elevation bringing it to just about 60 feet below full pool.
Lake Powell and Lake Mead work together to provide a stable water supply to the states of […]

For background please see Real Estate and the Lake Powell Pipeline Part 1
On April 3rd at the Big Water, Utah, town hall several key members of the Lake Powell Pipeline project presented information to local community members. There were residents from New Paria to Big Water as well as a reporter from the Lake Powell […]

First off: There is a meeting scheduled in Big Water, Utah at Town Hall on April 3, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. (Mountain Daylight Time - not AZ time) with the Utah Department of Natural Resources.
This is one of several meetings going on the week of March 31st to inform the public of the status of […]

On Friday the good news started hitting the papers. It was a SUCCESS!!
The general thought is that this flood is all about the endangered fishies. It is, no doubt, but in my book it is also about the sustainable habitat downstream that has been created by the dam, as well as us wee humans enjoyment […]

Seven of the last eight years the water flowing into Lake Powell from the Colorado River, and upper basin tributaries, has been in the state of drought. 2002 saw only 25% of average inflow in to the lake. Average is such a misleading word when used in describing events in the desert. Not much average […]

I spent the afternoon checking out the habitat beach building experimental flows from Glen Canyon Dam. The sheer power of the water is awesome. Standing behind the Carl Hayden Visitor Center at the dam the noise of the water floats up the canyon wall. 300,000 gallons of water a second hitting the Colorado River makes […]

Once again the world wide media has descended on Page, Arizona, and Glen Canyon Dam to watch and record a spectacular release of water and witness environmental history.
Starting yesterday and running until March 10, 2008, a high flow water release from Glen Canyon Dam is rushing down Glen Canyon and into the Grand Canyon. […]