Lake Mead shrinks to 30% capacity amid drought

A bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line of Lake Mead near water intakes on the Arizona side of Hoover Dam. JOHN LOCHER / AP

Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Lake Mead shrinks to record low amid punishing drought and consumer demand
  • Lake Mead, the largest U.S. reservoir, has shrunk to a record low amid a punishing drought and the demands of 40 million people in seven states who are sucking the Colorado River dry.
  • Receding waters of Lake Mead National Recreation Area have revealed the skeletal remains of two people along with countless desiccated fish and what has become a graveyard of forgotten and stranded watercraft.
  • The reservoir is now below 30% of capacity. Its level has dropped 170 feet since reaching a high-water mark in 1983

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