Lake Powell highest in six years

The wettest winter in a decade has led to the highest water level on Lake Powell in six years.

Hydrologists say it could be a sign the Colorado River is recovering from one of the worst dry spells ever. The lake on the Arizona-Utah border is 45 feet higher than it was in March.

Drought conditions hit Lake Powell near the end of 1999. By 2005, the reservoir sharnk to one-third of capacity, the lowest point since it began to fill in 1963. With runoff this year near 110 percent of the long-term average, Powell is now 63 percent full, still 67 feet below the full mark.