October 26, 2026 - 5:00 am

Lake Powell is experiencing a sudden reversal in its water level fortunes, thanks to rainstorms that have pounded the region in the past week.

The water level at the United States’ second-largest reservoir has risen to 3,529 feet, about 10 feet above its record low of 3,519 feet above sea level, which was recorded in August , the National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City reported Sunday on X.

The lake’s “water levels continue to rise from all of the heavy rain across the Four Corners,” the weather service said. “A lot more water (is) moving towards Lake Powell as river flows remain very high.” The lake is mainly fed by the Colorado and San Juan rivers, according to lakepowellwaterlevel.com.

The Four Corners region — the juncture of Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico — has been hit hard by heavy rains during the past several days.…