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Lake Powell is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River located on the border between Arizona and Utah. It was created when construction of the Glen Canyon Dam caused flooding of the Glen Canyon in 1972 and is one of the top Arizona destinations. The lake and the area around it are established as the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, today a very popular summer tourist destination. The reservoir got its name in honor of John Wesley Powell who explored the river in 1869 in wooden boats. Lake Powell also serves as water storage for Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico, the Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact. The Compact obliges them to provide minimum of 7,500,000 feet of water annually to the Lower Basin states Arizona, California and Nevada. The lake offers many activities for tourists, including fishing, boating, jet skiing, waterskiing, romantic walks, and hiking. Video, website

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