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Posted by Michael Clapp at May 16, 2005 08:01 AM
Lake's Low Water Level Exposes Prized Canyons
Years of drought have drastically lowered the level of water in Lake Powell.
That worries Western cities downstream that use the water, but it presents an upside: Some of Glen Canyon's natural treasures are now exposed, for the first time in decades.
Even as a wet winter -- and an ongoing thaw -- means that the lake is rising, nature enthusiasts have rushed to visit Glen Canyon to see a special place before it is flooded again.
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