How Lake Mead's Water Levels Will Change After Colorado Snowstorm
A storm that buried parts of Colorado in more than 3 feet of snow this week brought good news for Lake Mead. Lake Mead in ...
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‘Not out of the woods’: Lake Mead water levels projected to drop by 2025
Lake Mead, the source of almost 90 percent ... use even more at what’s known as a Tier 2 shortage. Nevada has been in a Tier 1 shortage since August, meaning the state had to use 21,000 acre ...
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Lake Mead marinas keep moving as water drops – some do it weekly
Since 1998, the lake has dropped over 170 feet. In 2022 alone, the elevation of Lake Mead has already dropped 26 feet, from 1,067 feet in January to 1,041 feet through July. And projections from ...
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It’s wettest time of year, but much of Nevada remains dry
At least 8 inches of snow fell this month in New Orleans, a city that last reported measurable snow in 2009. Mount Rose, a high-elevation snow measuring site on the crest between Reno and Lake Tahoe, ...
Water Supply in Southwest at Risk as Snowpack Plummets
Concerns are mounting about the water supply in the Southwest as snowpack levels in key regions plummet. The snowpack in the Rockies and Sierra Nevada, which feed vital reservoirs like Lake Mead and ...
Lake Tahoe's water levels above average, but Sierra snowpack lags behind
Despite the lackluster month, water storage at Lake Tahoe remains well ahead of capacity due to the strength of last year's ...