An influx of water will pull the reservoir's water levels from 32 percent capacity to 37 percent as snow melts in the spring.
Lake Powell will receive about 3.4 million acre feet of water this spring after winter storms accumulated above-average snowpack in the region.Officials at the National Weather Service's Colorado River Basin Forecast Center made the projections on Friday last week, reporting that this influx would pull the reservoir's water levels from 32 percent capacity to 37 percent capacity.
'Compared to 2023, the current water year might seem underwhelming. Despite overall drier conditions compared to last year, several basins in the are either nearing or at normal SWE levels for this time of year,' the NWS reported.Snow water equivalent determines how much water the snowpack contains, helping water and resource managers plan for future use.Before 2023, Lake Powell's water levels were looking incredibly low.
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