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Lake Powell Rebounds but Drought Remains

A wet winter in western states provided a short-term reprieve to the decades-long drought in the reservoir.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and lake elevation data from the Bureau of Reclamation. Story by Emily Cassidy.

Published November 15, 2023
Data acquired September 23, 2022 - October 20, 2023

Sources:
In situ Measurement
Landsat 8 > OLI
Landsat 9 > OLI-2