This is a six picture panoramic view of Lake Powell. The picture was taken from a view point just north of US 89 in Arizona and pans from the NNW (on the left) to the SE (on the right). It was taken on 18 August 2005 at 10:17AM and shows the following: Near the left side is a marina (about 2 miles distant). Near the center of the picture, on the horizon is Navajo Mountain (10,388-ft, 3,166m) just across the Arizona-Utah border in Utah about 45 miles distant as the crow flies. Navajo Mountain is one of the sacred mountains of the Navajo. To the right, on this side of a butte on the horizon, is the Navajo Generating Station, a coal fired plant. It is about 8 miles distant as the crow flies. The coal used by the power station is mined by the Peabody Energy's Kayenta Mine near Kayenta, Arizona. The Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad (BLKM), is an electrified private railroad operating in Northern Arizona within the Navajo Nation which transports coal 78 miles from the above mining site to the power station. It is completely isolated from the National Rail Network and does not interchange with any other railroads. The line was constructed in the early 1970's and was the first railroad to be electrified at 50,000 volts. It is owned by the Salt River Project and the co-owners of the Navajo Generating Station. During normal operations the railroad operates three round trips per day on a 24 hour per day basis. BLKM uses E60 locomotives that were either built for the railroad or purchased from Mexico (Wikipedia). On the far right of the pano can be seen the Glen Canyon Dam. Construction of the dam began in 1956 and it was completed in 1966. The height of the dam is 710-ft (220m) and the length is 1,560-ft (480m). The clouds visible on the right side of the picture are the result of the monsoon moisture, which causes fair weather cumulus to form in mid day and by late afternoon are normally cumulonimbus, usually over mountains, that may result in isolated thunderstorms. In 2005 the water level of Lake Powell was the lowest since it was first filled. By the time this picture was taken the water level was more than 100-ft below maximum. Sig..