Lake Powell

Lake Powell is a man-made supply on the Colorado River situated on the outskirt amongst Arizona. It was made when development of the Glen Canyon Dam caused flooding of the Glen Canyon in 1972 and is one of the best Arizona destinations. The lake and the zone around it are built up as the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, today an extremely well known summer traveler goal.

Lake Powell additionally fills in as water stockpiling for Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico, the Upper Basin conditions of the Colorado River Compact. The Compact obliges them to give least of 7,500,000 feet of water yearly to the Lower Basin states Arizona, California and Nevada. The lake offers numerous exercises for visitors, including angling, sailing, fly skiing, waterskiing, sentimental strolls, and climbing.