Located on the Colorado River, Lake Powell is a man-made reservoir straddling the borders of Utah and Colorado. Through the flooding of Glen Canyon, it was created, was named for the explorer Jon Wesley Powell, who explored the Colorado River in three wooden boats in 1869. Lake Powell is public land managed by the National Park Service, and is available to the public for recreational purposes. Lake Powell is often argued as one of the most scenic reservoirs in America, located in part of Southern Utah's finest red-rock desert country. It is second in size only to Lake Mead, situated farther downstream. Although Lake Powell provides zero water to any municipalities or farms or industries save for the tiny burg of Page, Arizona, it was created to merely hold water at an invisible line created through politics and the 1922 Compact of the Colorado River. The reservoir continues to be a controversial issue for many Americans.

Ticaboo Canyon, Lake Powell
Attraction type: Canyon

Rainbow Bridge, Lake Powell
Attraction type: Geological formation

Rainbow Bridge Trail, Lake Powell
Attraction type: Hiking trail

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