Located in Arizona's Navajo Nation Reservation, Lake Powell is surrounded by southern Utah's picturesque red rock desert and is one of the American most scenic reservoirs. The lake has 1,900 miles of shoreline and covers 160,800 acres in the heart of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It is also a major recreational destination for boating, fishing, water-skiing, diving, hiking, and camping.

Lake Powell is the result of the 1963 construction of Glen Canyon Dam, which impounded the Colorado River. Lake Powell primarily serves as a reservoir for the Upper Colorado Basin, and Glen Canyon Dam generates hydropower. There are several marinas around the lake used by boats of all sizes, including popular houseboats. Anglers come for striped and smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, sunfish, channel catfish, and crappie. There are campgrounds all around the lake. Map, Video

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