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A comparison of Lake Mead water levels from July 2000 to July 2015. Lake Mead's water level rebounded a few feet by October 2015 and avoided triggering the drought restrictions. The water level started falling in Spring 2016 and fell below the drought trigger level of 1,075 feet again in May 2016.
More than 40 million people depend on Lake Mead for water. ... Water levels in much of nine states throughout the West have faced “some level of drought,” according to NASA. About 35% of those ...
The lake’s elevation has dropped 158 feet since its July 2000 level of 1,200 feet, and now is at 1,042 feet, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation data show. It has not been close to its full capacity of ...
The water level at Lake Mead was measured at 1,044.03 feet on Wednesday — the lowest elevation since it was filled in the 1930s.
The megadrought gripping the western United States has pushed Lake Mead's water level to historic lows, below an intake valve that first began supplying Nevada
Lake Mead, which is critical to both the supply of water and electricity across the southwestern United States, has shrunk dramatically over the past 20 years, jaw-dropping new satellite images ...
The ghost town of St. Thomas, Nevada, located within Lake Mead NRA, offers a unique glimpse into the region's history. Once submerged under Lake Mead, the town has reemerged as water levels have receded, revealing a 2-mile loop trail with interpretive signage. It is accessed near the Northshore Entrance Station, just south of Overton.
Water levels at Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, have hit their lowest levels in history, as the western U.S. remains in the grips of a megadrought.