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Reclamation: September 2026 24-Month Study, 7-million-acre-foot Powell release scenario
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Official September 15, 2026 most-probable 24-Month Study assuming a 7-million-acre-foot Lake Powell release for water year 2027.
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Reviewed October 8, 2026. Printed page 14, Hoover Dam–Lake Mead, projects an end-of-July 2027 elevation of 1,018.11 feet. Compare with the separate 6-million-acre-foot scenario. Neither is a guarantee or a final Yuma delivery determination. Rolling URL may change.
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