Lake Mead
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| Surface elevation | 375 |
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| Locations | Clark |
| County, Nevada | |
| County, Arizona | |
| Max. depth | 532 ft (162 m) |
| Water volume | Maximum: 26,134,000 acre⋅ft (32. 236 km3) |
| Fish | Striped bass |
| Bluegill | |
| Channel catfish | |
| Largemouth bass | |
| Did you know | Lake Mead was established as the Boulder Dam Recreation Area in 1936, administrated by the National Park Service. |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 733730 |
About Lake Mead
Lake Mead is a man made lake that lies on the Colorado River, about 24 mi from the Las Vegas Strip, southeast of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the states of Nevada and Arizona. It is the largest reservoir in the United States in terms of water capacity.
Drought-stricken US warned of looming 'dead pool'
... Sitting on the Arizona-Nevada border near Las Vegas, Lake Mead - formed by the creation of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River - is the largest reservoir in the United States and provides water to 25 million people across three states and Mexico...
Lake Mead: Shrinking reservoir reveals more human remains
...More human remains have been found in Lake Mead, just one week after the body of a suspected murder victim was found in the rapidly shrinking reservoir...
Climate change: U. S. mega-drought 'already'
... Lake Mead saw a huge decline in water levels during the recent drought But the climate change super-charged the current drought...
