Lake Mead water levels drop to 1,070 feet
Lake Mead's dangerously low water levels could trigger big cuts to the Colorado River water supply.
Hoover Dam's Lake Mead Reaches All-Time LowLAKE MEAD, ARIZONA — Lake Mead is the massive lake that was created when the Hoover Dam was finished in 1936. This vital reservoir has now reached the lowest level it has ever been and weather..
As water levels drop at Lake Mead, Phoenix works to reduce its dependence on Colorado River WaterFor the first time ever, the federal government is expected, later this summer, to declare a drought emergency on the lower Colorado River.
Lake Mead levels to drop to lowest capacity since 1930sTwo decades of drought are starting to have dire impacts on Lake Mead water levels.
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