The head of the Southern Nevada Water Authority cited “unreasonable expectations” by water managers in the other states in the face of unprecedented drought.
Lake Mead
One marina, once waterfront property, has been forced to continually move as water levels continue to decline. At another, 170 anchors weighing 12,000 pounds moved with it.
The notorious union leader was last seen in Michigan on July 30, 1975.
After the National Park Service discovered human remains at Lake Mead, users took to Twitter to speculate on the investigation.
The monsoonal rains that returned to Southern Nevada on Monday brought with them a special treat: waterfalls at the Hoover Dam.
Authorities were working to identify human remains found by a bystander at a Lake Mead National Recreation Area beach.
In July 1983, Lake Mead was nearing full capacity. As a result, in a rare move, the Hoover Dam opened its spillways, creating a show that visitors will never forget.
The summer shrinkage of Lake Mead has drastically slowed, but not stopped.
How Lake Mead grew, reached capacity, then fell over 80 years.
“What has been a slow motion train wreck for 20 years is accelerating, and the moment of reckoning is near,” the head of the Southern Nevada Water Authority told Congress.
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