The Glen Canyon Dam’s outlet works — a set of long, narrow steel pipes at the base of the dam — are the most tangible symbol of the concerns raised by the Lower Basin states’ letter.

The Glen Canyon Dam promised water and power — but the river had other plans. The Glen Canyon Dam once symbolized American engineering might. But the Colorado River it was built to tame is ...

“Allowing the Colorado River to flow freely through Glen Canyon was a radical idea in the 1990s, but the opposite is true today,” writes Zak Podmore, a contributor to Writers on the Range.

Go inside the Glen Canyon Dam on this exclusive tour to learn how it makes power and why it’s in danger Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell produces affordable, carbon-free hydropower for seven states.

A set of Glen Canyon Dam pipes that were eroding from the inside have been recoated — two months early and under budget, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Glen Canyon Dam is receiving $8.9 million from the federal government to fund the relining of its four bypass outlets, which have seen increasing use due to low water levels at Lake Powell.

Nearly every boat ramp on Lake Powell was unusable last spring, and there was barely enough water to sustain hydroelectric generation. One more bad snow year would have pushed the Colorado River ...

The river outlet pipes inside Glen Canyon Dam are getting a $9 million repair job, but conservation groups want to see more permanent changes at Lake Powell. By Alex Hager, KUNC September 13, 2024 ...

A yearlong project to reline a set of four secondary pipes inside Glen Canyon Dam is currently underway, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation revealed on Tuesday.