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How much sediment is deposited into the reservoir by the Colorado River?

April 26, 2017colorado river deposited reservoir sediment

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How much sediment is deposited into the reservoir by the Colorado River?

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On average, the equivalent of 30,000 dumptruck loads of sediment is deposited into Lake Powell daily. This is approximately 100 Million tons annually. More than one million acrefeet of storage capacity has been lost to date.