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Wahweap Main Launch Ramp at Lake Powell becomes inoperable next week due to low water levels.

Rainbow Bridge dock will be moved Aug. 25 to maintain access despite dropping levels.

Boaters are advised to check conditions; Lake Powell is 31% full amid ongoing drought.

WAHWEAP, Ariz. — A major boat ramp just south of the Utah-Arizona border will become inoperable next week, while crews also plan to move a boat dock at Rainbow Bridge National Monument, as Lake Powell water levels continue to drop.

The Wahweap Main Launch Ramp will be inoperable starting Monday because of dropping water levels, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area officials said on Thursday. It's one of the remaining ramps available for small motorized vessels, while several others have already closed because

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