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TOPSHOT - An aerial view of the Colorado River side of the Glen Canyon Dam, which separates the Colorado River from Lake Powell, in Page, Arizona on June 18, 2024. Lake Powell is the second largest reservoir in the US and can hold more than 23 million acre feet (2,837,024,700,000 hectare meter) of water. It's currently just under 39% full and still taking in water from what's left of Spring runoff. The drought conditions and population growth has been a continual stress on water throughout the southwest. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
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