Life After Dead Pool : Lake Powell's Last Days and the Rebirth of the Colorado River

What is a "dead pool" and what does it mean for the American West?A dead pool occurs when water in a reservoir is so low that it can no longer use gravity via the dam's outlet works to flow downstream. This can be detrimental to cities that rely on rivers. A Lake Powell is dying but this is not a dour story of climate disaster. "Life After Dead Pool" is the story of how one of America's most famous and controversial reservoirs is on its deathbed just sixty years after being constructed. It is also a story of how the Colorado River and Glen Canyon are being reborn. Podmore, as a kayaker, journalist, author, and lifelong resident of the Southwest gives an original account of Glen Canyon' s resurrection.

• | Author: Zak Podmore
• | Publisher: Torrey House Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 27, 2024
• | Number of Pages: NA pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 194881496X
• | ISBN-13: 9781948814966