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The government official and engineer for whom Lake Mead is named would be "devastated" by water levels at the nation's largest reservoir dropping to historic lows, his great-granddaughter told NBC ...
Lake Mead's water levels this week dropped to historic lows, bringing the nation's largest reservoir less than 150 feet away from "dead pool" — when the
A formerly sunken boat sits upright in the air with its stern stuck in the mud along the shoreline of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Friday, June 10, 2022, near Boulder City ...
Lake Mead provides many types of recreation to locals and visitors, including boating, fishing, swimming, sunbathing, and water skiing. Four marinas are located on Lake Mead: Las Vegas Boat Harbor and Lake Mead Marina (in Hemenway Harbor, NV) operated by the Gripentogs, and Callville Bay (in Callville Bay, NV) and Temple Bar (in Arizona.)
Chad Taylor, 44, cools off at a remote beach near the middle of the drought-stricken Lake Mead on July 12, 2022, in Las Vegas. The water levels at Lake Mead are at historic lows.
Lake Mead is shrinking — and it’s not stopping. Lake Mead has been shrinking for decades. As of July 18, the water was at its lowest point since 1937. It’s sitting at 27% of its capacity.
Due to sedimentation and other factors that affect a reservoir's storage capacity over time, some data listed might not accurately reflect actual current conditions in certain reservoirs. For example, Lake Mead – the largest reservoir in the U.S. – could store more than 32.4 million acre-feet (40.1 km 3 ) when first filled, but sediment ...
Lake Mead on July 3, 2022 (NASA/) At this time, 74% of nine Western states are in some form of drought, NASA said, with 35% of the area in “extreme or exceptional drought.”