BRC: National Park Service Announces Opening of Castle Rock Cut

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Jack Welch, Special Projects Consultant, BlueRibbon Coalition
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Date: 06/17/2008

With the beginning of the summer season, the Park Service at Lake Powell has now announced that the Castle Rock Cut is officially open to the public. The opening of the Castle Rock Cut is great news, as it will provide for safe passage to popular uplake areas and will also allow for savings on fuel. Please review the Park Service media release posted below and enjoy the shortcut this summer.
Castle Rock Cut Opens

PAGE, AZ (June 13)--Glen Canyon National Recreation Area today announced that the Castle Rock Cut is officially open to boat travel on Lake Powell.

The Castle Rock Cut provides boaters on Lake Powell a convenient travel route between Wahweap and Warm Creek Bays. Boaters no longer need to travel through The Narrows to reach uplake destinations. Traveling through the Castle Rock Cut saves about 12 miles to popular areas such as Rainbow Bridge, Padre Bay, and Warm Creek Bay. This is the first time the Castle Rock Cut has been passable since 2003.

The elevation of Lake Powell reached 3,620 late Wednesday afternoon and continues to rise. At this lake elevation, the cut is inundated to a depth that makes boat passage safe. National Park Service staff placed buoys to mark the channel from Wahweap to the junction of Warm Creek and the main river channel. The cut is marked as a no wake zone.

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