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# The Dam Truth: What Glen Canyon Tells Us About a Drying West
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/human-footprint/extras/the-dam-truth-what-glen-canyon-tells-us-about-a-drying-west-ynn0qs/
- Published: 2025-07-17T20:30:56.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T18:48:35.000Z
- Description: The Glen Canyon Dam promised water and power — but the river had other plans.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Human Footprint, #ZZZ_Show_920c28e7-cc8d-4bd4-a6a1-1d54d80cf6c8, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_67cf9a23-ff3a-4c82-8814-faba431a3cbd, #extra

The Glen Canyon Dam once symbolized American engineering might. But the Colorado River it was built to tame is shrinking. Shane meets dam managers, river advocates, and tribal leaders to explore the legacy — and limitations — of the West’s water megaprojects. Can a 20th-century marvel survive the realities of a 21st-century climate?