(CNN) — Lake Powell, the second-largest reservoir in the United States, provides water and electricity to millions in the West. It has now has shrunk to its lowest level on record, in the latest sign of the alarming crisis unfolding on the drought-stricken Colorado River.
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The Walweap Marina flotas July 15 on Lake Powell at the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
People view July 14 the Glen Canyon Dam from a viewpoint above the Colorado River, in Page, Arizona.
The Colorado River is low as it flows July 31 around Horseshoe Bend.
