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Lake Powell in Arizona rose more than 20 feet from its September low after heavy Southwest storms brought rain to the reservoir’s watershed. By early November, it remained only a little over one-quarter full. Federal reservoir measurements show storage gained more than 1.2 million acre-feet between early October and November 11, 2026. The increase offers short-term relief for water supplies, but the article says it does not mean the region’s long drought is over; storm runoff also boosted other Southwest reservoirs.

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00:00Lake Powell rose more than 20 feet after southwest storms, but the drought isn't over.
00:05By early November 2026, the reservoir had climbed sharply from its September low.
00:10That's welcome relief for communities and farms across the Colorado River Basin
00:15that depend on stored water. But Lake Powell was still only a little over a quarter full.
00:20Heavy rain in late October and early November delivered more water than the earlier snowmelt.
00:26Weak winter snowfall had left the reservoir with little seasonal help.
00:30For boaters, the recovery is still hard to see. In early November, 15 of its 17 boat launches
00:36remained unusable. Federal plans still call for water cuts across Arizona, California,
00:41and Nevada. Future decisions depend partly on winter snow and how much water flows downstream.
00:48The storms bought breathing room. But lasting recovery needs more than rain.
00:52Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.

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