‘It’s a marathon, not a race’ — what Utah’s recent snowstorms mean for the Colorado River
The state’s smaller reservoirs may rise, but bigger ones like Lake Powell need years of above-normal conditions to recover.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Hite Marina and boat ramp are closed, as Lake Powell shrinks back to the Colorado River, on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.