Study aims to better measure evaporation at Lake Powell

(Brian Maffly | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sediments deposited by the Colorado River into the bed of the now receded Lake Powell in Hite, Utah. The marina shown on Nov. 28, 2018, was the first place to lose water. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Desert Research Institute have teamed up to study evaporation at Lake Powell. Las Vegas • Researchers are working to better measure how much water is lost to evaporation at the nation’s two largest reservoirs as part of effort they say could lead to new water management strategies.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Desert Research Institute have teamed up to study evaporation at Lake Powell, building upon ongoing research at Lake Mead, the…