Lake Mead's full pool level is 1,229 feet, and it has a dead pool level of 895 feet. Powell, on the other hand ... is when the water above the dam is so low that no water passes through it ...

Federal forecasts reveal that water flows into Lake Powell are expected to be only 76 ... California and Nevada. Persistent low flows could exacerbate challenges already posed by growing demand ...

At least a million recreationists a year get to the lake this way. But when Lake Powell is too low for the Castle Rock Cut, boaters are forced to go the long way around, following the original ...