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D I D Y O U K N O W
20 million
The number of people
who rely on the lake for
their water supply.
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A draining tub
Lake Powell is a reservoir on the
Colorado River, straddling the
border of Utah (top) and Arizona
(bottom). Flooded by the Glen
Canyon Dam in 1963, it has been
suffering from low water levels
in recent years due to extended
2
droughts. Covering 658km , at
full capacity the lake holds over
30 billion cubic metres of water.
PHOTO: NASA
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Lake Powell
