With Lake Powell water levels falling, expensive modifications are being considered to keep the 60-year-old Arizona dam generating power.

Glen Canyon Dam began its life with an explosion. Congress authorized the dam’s construction on this day in 1956, and about seven months later, then-president Dwight D. Eisenhower pressed a ...

The Colorado River's decline threatens hydropower at Glen Canyon Dam. Now, officials are looking at retooling the dam to deal with low water levels.

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.

Plumbing issues at Glen Canyon Dam, which holds back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S., are causing concerns about future water delivery to southwestern states.

The Glen Canyon Dam may get a partial but pricey makeover over the next decade so it can keep producing electricity when, and if, the water it stores falls below the level where it would have to ...

Damage to Glen Canyon Dam reveals vulnerabilities of the entire Colorado River system Recently discovered issues could affect how Upper Basin states deliver water to Lower Basin states.

Water flows through several exit points on the Glen Canyon Dam, which holds back the Lake Powell reservoir, including a hydropower facility and the River Outlet Works.

It’s time to drill holes in Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River and empty Lake Powell.

The Glen Canyon Dam holds back the waters of Lake Powell in Page, Arizona, on July 18, 2022. Crews recently installed a new water intake system. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News) ...