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As Americas Largest Reservoir Hits Record Low, a Dam Debate Returns

2016-06-18 22:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

NY Mag: Lake Mead, Americas largest reservoir, reached a record low water level this week, breaking the previous record set a year ago. As of Friday night, the depth of the lake, which was formed after the Depression-era Hoover Dam was built on the Colorado River at the Nevada-Arizona border, had dropped to 1,074.33 feet, and the Desert Sun reports that officials expect the level to hit 1,071 feet by the end of June. The lakes continuing decline amid 16 years of drought may automatically trigger significant...

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