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At maximum capacity, Lake Mead is 112 miles (180 km) long, 532 feet (162 m) at its greatest depth, has a surface elevation of 1,229 feet (375 m) above sea level, has a surface area of 247 square miles (640 km 2), and contains 28.23 million acre-feet (34.82 km 3) of water.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area in Southeastern Nevada and Northwestern Arizona.Operated by the National Park Service, Lake Mead NRA follows the Colorado River corridor from the westernmost boundary of Grand Canyon National Park to just north of the cities of Laughlin, Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona.
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In fact, the depth is currently at 1,078 feet compared to 1,200 feet 15 years ago and 1,220 feet, at maximum capacity. The agency also included a chart of the lake's average yearly elevation ...
Lake Mead, formed by the 726-foot (221 m)-high Hoover Dam about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, is the largest reservoir in the United States with a full capacity of 28,945,000 acre-feet (35.703 km 3) and a water surface of nearly 250 square miles (650 km 2). However, the lake has not been full for many years due to a ...
Lake Mead is vanishing, and NASA has a front row seat. It’s the largest reservoir in the U.S. and a crucial source of water and hydroelectric power. More than 40 million people depend on Lake ...
Map showing locations of major dams in the Colorado River basin. Lee's Ferry , which separates the Upper and Lower Basins, is located just downriver from Glen Canyon Dam . This is a list of dams on the Colorado River system of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico .
The water level at Lake Mead was measured at 1,044.03 feet on Wednesday — the lowest elevation since it was filled in the 1930s.