Severe Drought Drains Colorado River Basin

PAGE, AZ - MARCH 30: The Antelope Point Marina at Lake Powell is shown through an airplane window on March 30, 2015 in Page, Arizona. As severe drought grips parts of the Western United States, a below average amount of water is expected to flow through the Colorado River Basin into two of its biggest reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead. Lake Powell is currently at 45 percent of capacity, a recent study predicts water elevation there to be above 3,575 by September. The Colorado River Basin supplies water to 40 million people in seven western states. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)