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Lake Mead, nation's largest reservoir, hits record low
The reservoir supplies more than 20 million people as federal officials prepare new Colorado River cuts of about 20% for lower basin states.
- On Thursday, Lake Mead fell to 1,040.5 feet, breaking its previous record low set in July 2022 and marking the lowest level since the reservoir's creation nine decades ago.
- Extreme heat and 25 years of persistent drought have driven the decline, with the National Weather Service issuing an Extreme Heat Warning for the region lasting until Saturday evening.
- The Colorado River provides water for 40 million people across the United States, with agriculture accounting for roughly 70 percent of water use, while heavy demands combined with climate change have pushed the system into crisis.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum continues negotiations on a 10-year operating framework that could require Basin States to make collective cuts of up to 3 million acre-feet annually, though no deal has been reached after years of fraught discussions.
- Projected to drop further as evaporation and ongoing water demands pressure supplies, Lake Mead faces continued strain; Burgum states future management must remain flexible to respond to changing hydrologic conditions.
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Lake Mead is an important drinking water reservoir in the USA. Now the lake is running as little water as never before. Experts fear that even this record could be broken.
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informacion.esThe water level at Lake Mead, the largest artificial reservoir in the United States, reached its historic low on Thursday, the U.S. Recovery Office reported this Friday. The water level of the lake, located in the states of Arizona and Nevada, stands at 317.14 meters, below the previous record of 317.17 meters, recorded in 2022.Continue reading....
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