Is it a reservoir in crisis or a river recovering?   In October of 2021 a crew of river scientist and river runners and this podcast traveled down Cataract Canyon to examine a retreating reservoir and a recovering river.  As Lake Powell dips below 30% of full, the Colorado River is cutting through the decades of reservoir sediment.  What is in the sediment?  On top of it?  What is next?SPONSORED ORGANIZATIONRiversEdge WestGUESTSPete LefebvreDr Brenda BowenDr Scott HynekDr Cari JohnsonDr Sasha ReedDr Jack Schmidt LINKSReturning RapidsCataract CanyonColorado RiverLake PowellCenter for Colorado River Studies MEDIASalt Lake Tribune:  As Lake Powell shrinks, the Colorado River is coming back to lifeNew Yorker:  The Lost Canyon Under Lake PowellBook:  Under White Sky RIVER RADIUS PODCAST EPISODESThe Returning Rapids of Cataract Canyon 2021The silty byproduct of Lake PowellRecycling (river) water in Southern CaliforniaSouthern California's Water, Yesterday & Tomorrow