In the 1950s, conservationists rejoiced in their successful campaign to stop the federal government from flooding swaths of ...

Decades into a megadrought, proponents of mothballing the 710-foot dam say now is the time to drastically rethink management of the depleted Colorado River.

“This solution would solve Glen Canyon Dam’s water delivery problem, and could also afford the Bureau maximum operational flexibility at Lake Powell,” the report says.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will examine the possibility of drilling tunnels through Glen Canyon Dam to ensure water can pass through it at low Lake Powell elevations, two knowledgeable sources ...

Glen Canyon Dam, bridge, construction The bridge span emerges from the anchorage in the wall of Glen Canyon just west of the dam site under construction, late 1950s.

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will begin construction to channelize the river mile -12 slough on March 1 in order to prevent reproduction of smallmouth bass in the Colorado River below Glen ...

As Gus Levy traipses across the 710-foot-tall Glen Canyon Dam, there's a bounce in his step as he details the complicated workings of this structure built in 1960.

The highest bridges in the United States are as spectacular as the tallest buildings and skyscrapers across the country.

At dead pool, the 27 million people who rely on Colorado River water downstream from the dam would likely be forced to reduce water use quickly and involuntarily. But Lake Powell would still stretch ...

Construction crews have installed a new water intake connection at the Glen Canyon Dam to help deliver water to nearby communities even if Lake Powell reaches its \ ...