Glen Canyon Institute Research Library


General Information:

  -  Frequently Asked Questions
  -  Hydrology Information

Online Brochures:
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The Destruction of the Grand Canyon
  -  Sediment and Lake Powell
  -  Water Supply and Lake Powell
  -  The Restoration of Glen Canyon
  -  History of the Environmental Movement
  -  The River Restoration Movement
  -  History of the Bureau of Reclamation
  -  The Law of the River
  -  1999 David Brower Brochure (pdf)

Citizens’ Environmental Assessment (CEA)
View the Citizens’ Environmental Assessment (CEA): Report on Initial Studies, which contains summaries of the scientific studies on the various environmental and socioeconomic impacts of Glen Canyon Dam.

Steven's Arch and the Escalante

Letters:
Newly exposed areas in Lake Powell require management plan, enviros say
April Reese, Land Letter Southwest reporter

Warming could imperil West Severe drought possible, global study indicates
By Mitch Tobin

Glen Canyon Institute urges National Park Service to adopt a management plan for emerging canyons at Lake Powell reservoir

Various Articles:
History of Glen Canyon and the Glen Canyon Institute by Richard Ingebretson, President of GCI

Undamming Glen Canyon: Lunacy, Rationality, or Prophecy? (.pdf) by Scott K. Miller
Stanford Environmental Law Journal Vol. 19 No. 1 January 2000

Restoring Glen Canyon: Linking Our Future to the Importance of our Past
August 1998
by Dave Wegner, Science Director

The Citizens' Environmental Assessment, a Vehicle for Action
January 1999
by Dave Wegner, Science Director

The Effects of Climate Change on the Hydrology and Water Resources of the Colorado River Basin (pdf)
by The Department of Energy & University of Washington

Climate Fluctuations, Drought, and Flow in the Colorado River (pdf)

CEA Studies (.pdf)

Colorado River Storage Project Act

Grand Canyon Protection Act (.pdf)

1997 Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement

Adaptive Management Program (AMP) website

Grand Canyon Monitoring & Research Center website

Official website of GCI Trustee Wade Graham - includes a number of relevant articles about Western water issues.

“Parched: The Future of the Glen Canyon Dam in a Drier West”, Article from the Utah Bar Journal, by Bruce Clotworthy, Legal Research Director.

USGS gage site:
  Green River
  Colorado River
  Dirty Devil
  San Juan River
  Lee’s Ferry