Officials began releasing cold water from Lake Powell to help preserve populations of the humpback chub.
Arizona water officials are releasing cold water from Lake Powell to lower water temperatures in the Colorado River and protect the threatened humpback chub fish from an invasive species.Lake Powell and Lake Mead, the two largest reservoirs in the nation, reached concerningly low water levels in the summer of 2022 after years of drought and excessive water usage. Two abnormally wet winters have helped supplement the reservoirs.
'Releasing cool water from the deeper parts of Lake Powell will lower the river's temperature, which is necessary to preserve the humpback chub, a threatened fish that thrives in the river. The BOR's cold water releases began at Glen Canyon Dam on Tuesday.
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