Lake Powell

Lake Powell

Lake Powell is a reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona, United States. It is a major vacation destination visited by approximately two million people every year. It holds 24,322,000 acre-feet of water when full, second in the United States to only the downstream reservoir of Lake Mead – though Lake Mead has fallen below Lake Powell in size several times during the 21st century in terms of volume of water, depth, and surface area. Lake Powell was created by the flooding of Glen Canyon by the Glen Canyon Dam, which also led to the 1972 creation of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, a popular summer destination of public land managed by the National Park Service. The reservoir is named for John Wesley Powell. This Civil War veteran explored the river via three wooden boats in 1869. It lies primarily in southern Utah, with a small portion in northern Arizona. Lake Powell is a water storage facility for the Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Body Of Water

• Location:  Utah And Arizona, United States
• Type:  Reservoir
• Primary inflows:  Colorado River, Escalante River, San Juan River, Green River (Colorado River Tributary)
• Primary outflows:  Colorado River
• Basin countries:  United States
• Managing agency:  National Park Service
• Wikidata description:  Reservoir Utah And Arizona In The United States
• Wikidata label:  Lake Powell
• Wikidata aliases:  Lake Powell, Escalante Lake, Glen Canyon Reservoir

• Related Topics:  Lake Powell Category, Reservoirs In Coconino County, Arizona, Buildings And Structures In Garfield County, Utah, Buildings And Structures In San Juan County, Utah, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Colorado River Storage Project, Landmarks In Arizona, Buildings And Structures In Kane County, Utah, Reservoirs In Utah, Reservoirs In Arizona, Colorado River