Overview
- As of March 1, Lake Powell measured 3,530.9 feet and roughly one-quarter full, with the National Park Service cautioning visitors to expect longer lines and limited services this summer.
- NPS is extending the Stateline Auxiliary Ramp now and finalizing long-term ramps at Antelope Point Public, Stanton Creek at Bullfrog, and Hite North that will not be ready before summer 2026.
- Utah and NPS are coordinating a temporary North Wash ramp near Hite for river access, and the park ferry remains closed with only a fraction of launch sites usable.
- The Bureau of Reclamation projects April–July inflows at about 57% of average and is considering a release of roughly 500,000 acre-feet from upstream reservoirs as soon as May.
- Officials are also discussing cutting Lower Basin deliveries to about 6 million acre-feet, with Interior poised to decide as interstate talks drag on and hydropower faces risk below 3,490 feet with record-low levels possible by March 2027.