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The hydropower generators at Greers Ferry Dam had been idle all day, so the Little Red was very low, with just a hint of current.
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The states are struggling to find a way to save enough water so that the two largest reservoirs on the river and in the nation — Lakes Mead and Powell — retain water levels capable of producing hydropower and of supplying downstream users in the Lower Basin and Mexico.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Most of the options that Reclamation has studied to date lead to unacceptable risks of dead pool at Lake Mead — a prospect that strands water behind Hoover Dam as the surface level drops below hydropower and outlet tubes, said John Berggren, regional policy manager for Western Resource Advocates.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
That helps ensure there’s enough water later in the year for agriculture, cities, hydropower electric systems and more.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
The states are struggling to find a way to save enough water so that the two largest reservoirs on the river and in the nation — Lakes Mead and Powell — retain water levels capable of producing hydropower and of supplying downstream users in the Lower Basin and Mexico.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Most of the options that Reclamation has studied to date lead to unacceptable risks of dead pool at Lake Mead — a prospect that strands water behind Hoover Dam as the surface level drops below hydropower and outlet tubes, said John Berggren, regional policy manager for Western Resource Advocates.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
That helps ensure there’s enough water later in the year for agriculture, cities, hydropower electric systems and more.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Hydropower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydropower. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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hydropower
noun
hy·dro·pow·er
ˈhī-drə-ˌpau̇(-ə)r 
: hydroelectric power
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