The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is studying several options for Glen Canyon Dam to maintain its power production at lower Lake Powell water levels. The modifications are aimed at keeping ...

To critics, Glen Canyon Dam was one of the U.S.'s biggest environmental mistakes. But it generates electricity for about 5 million people in seven states.

Authorized in 1956 and built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Glen Canyon Dam flooded Glen Canyon in 1963 with the reservoir water of Lake Powell. Remnants of the early mining ventures in Glen ...

Controversy has erupted after federal officials at the Bureau of Reclamation announced they do not plan to release floodwaters from Lake Powell this spring to restore the Grand Canyon because of ...

"After careful consideration of resources and downstream activities, a spring high-flow experiment (HFE) at Glen Canyon Dam will not be implemented," the Bureau of Reclamation said in a statement ...

The Dam Bar on the north end of Canyon Ferry Reservoir is a total loss after a kitchen fire spread to the rest of the building Saturday afternoon. "By the time we got here it had burned into the ...

Federal officials have rejected a plan to release floodwaters from Lake Powell to restore Grand Canyon beaches this spring, frustrating river advocates who question the government’s commitment ...

(KFSN) -- After decades of planning and construction, the Richard L. Schafer Dam Spillway at Lake Success is officially complete. Leaders say this large reservoir will dramatically improve flood ...

Work on the dam’s primary spillway is nearly finished, with six floodgates expected to be installed in mid-June. According to Fedorchak, the new crest-style gates are taller and more functional ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun spillway releases at Beaver Dam in Arkansas to evacuate flood storage due to recent rainfall. The release combined with hydropower is around 7,200 cubic ...

Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in the country, has always been a marvel for geologists, archeologists and travelers. But researchers are just now learning about the origins of the canyon ...