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The country's two largest reservoirs of water are at historic lows

NPR | By Mia Venkat,

Sophia Paliza-Carre, Ailsa Chang, Patrick Jarenwattananon

Published August 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM EDT

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jack Schmidt, director of the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University, about new record low water levels in two major reservoirs.

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Mia Venkat

Sophia Paliza-Carre

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.