Lake Mead Reaches Record Low Levels Amid Western Drought
Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has reached its lowest recorded level ever. This critical decline is a direct consequence of a decade-long drought affecting the Western United States and has also impacted the Colorado River.
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Lake Mead, the Nation’s Largest Reservoir, Is Smaller Than Ever
Water levels in the reservoir, which sits behind the Hoover Dam, are at record lows. A continued drop would imperil water supplies for millions of people and cut electricity from the dam.
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Lake Mead Hits Lowest Level On Record Amid Decade-Long Western Drought Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir by storage capacity, has fallen to its lowest level on record as a drought throughout western states continues. Bureau of Reclamation data indicate that the reservoir’s surface elevation rose to 1,040.50 feet above sea level on Thursday, below the previous low of 1,040.58 feet set in July 2022, when the lake first fell to a low following years of drought. Hoover...
By Tyler Durden
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