Manila • It might sound familiar — a Western river dammed and red rock canyons flooded. Boats and farms and hoards of tourists flourish in a place where water used to be scarce. Then, a “megadrought” ...

Since Glen Canyon Dam's completion in the 1960s, Utahns have revered Lake Powell for a lot of reasons: It's a houseboating paradise, with many families planning multigenerational trips on the water ...

Editor’s note • The following is an excerpt from the Salt Lake Tribune’s new Open Lands newsletter, a twice-a-month newsletter about Utah’s land, water and air from the environment team. For a sneak ...

The massive lake acts like a savings bank for water users, but the account balance is low enough to make officials from across the West nervous Coloradans might know of Lake Powell from sun-filled ...

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Utah’s reservoirs are still at what the state calls “impressive” levels, with most hovering around 90% capacity — by comparison, statewide levels were a little over half full this time last year. But ...

It’s every campers dream to wake up each morning to exquisite natural beauty. Lone Rock Beach in Lake Powell, Utah is that ...