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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.

2025年1月9日 · When Lake Mead is full, it holds 9.3 trillion gallons, an amount equal to the water that flows through the Colorado River in two years. The water from Lake Mead is used for many different things across the area.

2023年9月14日 · Since July 8, releases from Glen Canyon have driven Lake Mead’s level up while Lake Powell followed a seasonal summer trend of decline. The end result: Lake Mead is 34% full nearing the end of the 2022-23 “water year,” which runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 each year. Lake Powell is at 38% full.

2024年8月16日 · Lake Mead's full pool level is 1,229 feet, and it has a dead pool level of 895 feet. Powell, on the other hand, has a full pool of 3,700 feet and a dead pool of 3,370 feet.

2022年12月13日 · Water elevations ranging from 1,219.6 feet up to 1,229.0 feet is referred to as “full pool” and represents the Dam’s exclusive flood control space, as the Colorado River naturally fluctuates over time. Water elevation of 950.0 feet, or 8% of live capacity, is the minimum level of water needed to generate power at Hoover Dam.

2024年12月26日 · As of December 23, Lake Mead stands at 1,062.67 feet, 33.34 percent full—about five feet lower than at the same point last year.

2024年3月8日 · Lake Mead's water levels stayed high again last month amid a historic water shortage, rising again and passing January's mark to become the highest point in nearly three years.

Lake Mead sprawls throughout the Black Canyon in Nevada. Lake Mead is about 28% full as of January 2023. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s (BOR) hydrology data analysis refers to Lake Mead’s water levels as “live storage capacity”. which …

In July 2022, Lake Mead’s water level fell to 1,041 feet. The level hasn’t been this low since the lake began filling in the 1930s. In November 2024, the lake was reported to be 33% full. The drop in lake level isn’t even as apparent as it might otherwise …