[Rockhounds] Wall of Rock Collapses Into Historically Low Lake Powell

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Boaters hanging out on drought-stricken Lake Powell on Memorial Day were
treated to a dramatic sight: a monumental section of canyon falling into
the water. Footage taken by boater Mila Carter and posted to Instagram
<https://www.instagram.com/p/CeMXjWiDY2S/> shows an enormous chunk of a red
canyon wall toppling over into the lake, releasing a cloud of dust and
sending columns of water upward.

Carter told local outlet Fox 13
<https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/massive-lake-powell-rock-slide-caught-on-camera>
that
she and some family and friends were out for a boat ride on the lake when
she spotted a few rocks falling off the side of a nearby cliff. “It kind of
didn’t stop and we could tell that more was coming, so we stopped and I
kind of just pulled out my phone just in time,” she said.

https://gizmodo.com/lake-powell-rock-slide-drought-memorial-day-1849007957