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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 provides water to the states of Arizona, California, and Nevada as well as some ...
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.
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.
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 ...
Formation of Lake Mead began in 1935, less than a year before Hoover Dam was completed. [4] The area surrounding Lake Mead was protected as a bird refuge in 1933 [ 5 ] and later established as the Boulder Dam Recreation Area in 1936 [ 6 ] and the name was changed to Lake Mead National Recreation Area in 1947. [ 7 ]
About. Swim, boat, hike, cycle, camp and fish at America’s first and largest national recreation area. With striking landscapes and brilliant blue waters, this year-round playground spreads across 1.5 million acres of mountains, canyons, valleys and two vast lakes. See the Hoover Dam from the waters of Lake Mead or Lake Mohave, or find ...
New satellite images by NASA show how Lake Mead's water levels have dramatically dropped over the past two decades.
I lived on lake mead (now living on Mohave), yeah we're kinda worried. Supposed to drop another 30 feet. Mohave always stays pretty level but keeps drawing from lake mead. They're talking water restrictions soon. Last year on Mead was bad enough, I can't picture another 30 foot drop. A lot of cool submerged sites will come out of the water though!