The amount of water in the United States’ second-largest reservoir, Lake Powell, has fallen to a record low level, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR).
It comes only days after the announcement that the country’s largest reservoir, Lake Mead, had fallen to record lows due to the drought in the western states.
Lake Mead and Lake Powell both store water from the Colorado River system, which is used by homes and businesses in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado.
The Colorado River Basin has been in a so-called megadrought for more than 20 years.
The waters of Lake Powell—which straddles the Utah–Arizona border—reached 3,519.91 feet above sea level on Aug. 15, according to the Bureau of Reclamation, lower than the previous record of 3,519.92 feet in April 2023….