New research methods are revealing how much water can be found buried in Utah’s mountains, leading to an updated understanding of our water supply and knowledge of future hazards. There is enough water in the Timpanogos Rock Glacier to fill 600 Olympic swimming pools, according to new research by University of Utah geologists. … [Glaciologist Lief] Anderson says the presence of these ice-filled rock glaciers can be good news for Utah. Firstly, because the glacier can be good for arid, dry climates like Utah where rock glacier ice melts more slowly than an exposed glacier would. … Second, since the ice is covered, its melted water is much cooler and can bring important ecological benefits to cold water species.

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