This is a photo of Lake Mead looking upstream from Hoover Dam. Lake Mead extends from this point 112 miles (180 km) upstream.Last November the water level was at an all time low. This winter, there was the most snow and water run off in 10 years, which will postpone any water rationing until at least 2016.
At the end of this year Lake Mead is projected to be 100 feet (30 m.) below its high water mark, and less than half full. We need water in the desert Southwest, but thank goodness for the water storage capacity of Lake Mead.
Today is Sunday so check out our beautiful travel photos of Villa Balbianello on Lake Como, Italy at Viva la Voyage! Lake Mead and Lake Como are both lakes. The similarity ends there.
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It's interesting to see the that the sides are in two shades of color: light and dark. I like this shot.
Upstream, the fact that the water is low might leave mud flats, as the drop in water level may be more horizontal than the vertical drop in the canyon you showed today where the dam is located.
You can tell from how bleached the earth looks that it has been low for a long time.
As a 5th generation native of the west and descendant of dam-builders, I really hate Lake Mead, Lake Powell, and all the other reservoirs created by what my dad used to call "damn dams." One interesting blog about Lake Mead water levels is written by John Fleck.
http://www.inkstain.net/fleck/ His most recent post about water levels was written on May 12th.
Lots of contrasting colors in this photo.
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