The federal government is intending to release a substantial amount of water from Flaming Gorge to support Lake Powell.

Widespread drought and fears of a power crisis forced the Interior Department to start sending billions of gallons of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Colorado downstream to prop up Lake Powell.

Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water — as much as 50,000 toilets flushing constantly at ...

Emergency releases seek to boost Lake Powell, but warnings have been issues over the moves' potential impacts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal officials plan to release a massive amount of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to prop up water levels in Lake ...

Widespread drought and fears of a power crisis is forcing the Interior Department to start sending billions of gallons of water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir downstream to prop up Lake Powell.

The latest forecasts come after water managers announced emergency action to prop up the reservoir's dwindling levels.

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Federal water managers have ordered unprecedented releases from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to prevent Lake Powell from dropping ...

SALT LAKE CITY — If you catch any lake trout under 25 inches at Flaming Gorge Reservoir, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and other agencies are encouraging you to take it home and eat it.