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2. Lake Mead - Wikipedia

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   Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, 24 mi (39 km) east of Las Vegas. It is the largest reservoir in the US in terms of water capacity. Lake Mead provides water to the states of Arizona, California, and Nevada as well as some ...

3. Illinois River - Wikipedia

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   The Illinois River (Miami-Illinois: Inoka Siipiiwi[4]) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River at approximately 273 miles (439 km) in length. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, [5] the river has a drainage basin of 28,756.6 square miles (74,479 km 2). [6] The Illinois River begins with the confluence of the Des Plaines and ...

4. Lake Mead National Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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   A boat at Lake Mead National Recreation Area Lake Mead from the Hoover Dam Rock formations near Echo Bay. 900 plant species; 500 animal species; 24 rare and threatened species The relict leopard frog (Lithobates onca) is now believed to survive only in this area. [14] 9 designated wilderness areas; 122,166 museum objects and archives

5. What does 'doing more' to save Lake Mead look like ... - AOL

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6. Jaw-dropping satellite images show how Lake Mead water ... - AOL

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   Lake Mead, which is critical to both the supply of water and electricity across the southwestern United States, has shrunk dramatically over the past 20 years, jaw-dropping new satellite images ...

7. Illinois River (Arkansas–Oklahoma) - Wikipedia

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   The Illinois River is a 145-mile-long (233 km) [3] tributary of the Arkansas River in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. The Osage Indians named it Ne-eng-wah-kon-dah, which translates as "Medicine Stone River". The state of Oklahoma has designated its portion as a Scenic River. [4]

8. Nation’s largest reservoir, Lake Mead, is drying up, NASA ...

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   Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, has receded considerable in the past 22 years, new satellite photos from NASA show. More than 40 million people depend on its waters.

9. Illinois Waterway - Wikipedia

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   The Illinois Waterway system consists of 336 miles (541 km) of navigable water from the mouth of the Calumet River at Chicago to the mouth of the Illinois River at Grafton, Illinois. Based primarily on the Illinois River, it is a system of rivers, lakes, and canals that provide a shipping connection from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico ...