Emanuel Muyres

Written by Emanuel Muyres

Dramatic aerial view of the all-American canal traveling through the Buttercup sand dunes in imperial county California.

Bodies of Water

The Single Canal That Carries The Most Colorado River Water

Lake Powell in Page, Arizona

Bodies of Water

Why Lake Powell Keeps Dropping Through The Fall

Hoover Dam Intake Towers and Lake Mead Bathtub Ring in Nevada and Arizona

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Why Lake Mead Has A White Bathtub Ring

Aerial photo Fort Lauderdale flood and King Tide after Hurricane Nicole Editorial credit: Felix Mizioznikov / Shutterstock.com

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Why King Tides Flood Coastal Towns Every Fall

Detailed view of the Hoover Dam intake towers standing above the Colorado River, showing water levels and surrounding rocky desert terrain

Bodies of Water

What Happens If Lake Mead Drops Below Its Power Intakes

Arizona-California Border at Colorado River in Yuma

Places

The 250 Million Desalting Plant America Built And Never Turned On

The Gila River still runs in its upper reaches, but its lower half never makes it to the Colorado.

Bodies of Water

The Colorado River Tributary That No Longer Reaches It

Hoover Dam intake towers above Lake Mead.

Bodies of Water

Lake Powell Has 27 Feet Of Margin, Lake Mead Has 88

Watering a farm in Imperial Valley, California

Bodies of Water

The Single Crop That Uses The Most Colorado River Water

Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River near Page, Arizona.

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How Much Colorado River Water Evaporates Before Anyone Uses It

Chicago Harbor Lock in Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois

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What Happens If The Chicago Locks Are Opened

Looking south across the reservoir. By Jeffrey Beall CC BY 4.0

Bodies of Water

The American Reservoirs That Have Never Been Full

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