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The photos from 2021 and 2022 show significantly less water with a lighter shade of blue and light-colored… The image from July 6, 2000 shows a full lake with a deep shade of blue.
Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, 24 mi (39 km) east of Las Vegas. It is the largest reservoir in the US in terms of water capacity.
Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, has receded considerable in the past 22 years, new satellite photos from NASA show. More than 40 million people depend on its waters.
New satellite images by NASA show how Lake Mead's water levels have dramatically dropped over the past two decades.
As of Aug. 17, the water level at Lake Mead is at only 1,067.73 feet -- 161.27 feet below the high water line of 1,229 feet. At this same time during 2020, the water level was at 1,084.01 feet.
The set of human remains found in Lake Mead last week was also found on the Nevada side of the lake. A comparison of satellite images of Callville Bay on Aug. 7, 2000 (left), and Aug. 9, 2021 (right).
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NASA recently released images of Lake Mead, one from 2000 and one from this year to show how low the water levels have gotten. ... but the current situation marks a 10-year slide to the lowest ...