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and dams, most notably Glen Canyon Dam and [[Hoover Dam]],<ref>http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/</ref> and also runs through the [[Grand Canyon]].<ref>http://www.nps.gov/grca/</ref>
 
and dams, most notably Glen Canyon Dam and [[Hoover Dam]],<ref>http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/</ref> and also runs through the [[Grand Canyon]].<ref>http://www.nps.gov/grca/</ref>
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==Water flow==
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== 2022 Drought ==
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In August 2022, for the first time a "Tier 2" shortage was declared for the first time.<ref name="Fox">https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/lake-mead-lake-powell-colorado-river-water-cuts-drought</ref>  As a result releases from the "Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams, which created Lakes Powell and Mead, will be reduced again in 2023 due to declining reservoir levels."<ref name="Fox"/>
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===Water flow===
 
The water flow of the Colorado River can be 800 million gallons per hour.  Roughly 40 million people, including all of [[Las Vegas]] (which also uses groundwater), depend on this river.
 
The water flow of the Colorado River can be 800 million gallons per hour.  Roughly 40 million people, including all of [[Las Vegas]] (which also uses groundwater), depend on this river.
  
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