Colorado River and Glen Canyon Dam
Context
This case study follows the Colorado River through Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam, using climate, snowpack, streamflow, storage, and operating data to understand how a reservoir built for certainty behaves under scarcity.
Data Visualization
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Climate
Snowpack
- Upper Colorado River Basin Snowpack
- Upper Colorado River Basin Snowpack by Elevation
- Upper Colorado SNODAS Map
Streamflow and Hydrology
- Upper Colorado River Basin Streamflow
- Lake Powell Water Year Analysis
- Lake Powell Water Year Inflow Analysis
- Lake Powell Monthly Inflow Water Year Series
- Lake Powell Apr 1 to Jul 31 Unregulated Inflow
Storage and Reservoir Conditions
Lake Mead
- Lake Mead Water Year Analysis
- Lake Mead and upstream storage status
- Lake Mead: State of the Reservoir
- Lake Mead Elevation vs. Storage Relationship
Flaming Gorge
Projections
- Lake Powell Storage Projections from CBRFC Forecast
- Lake Powell Storage Projections from Historical Year Analogs
- Upper Colorado Climate Indicators and Lake Powell Inflow