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Water level in Lake Mead, largest reservoir in the US, drops 150 ft in 14 years
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:18 pm
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A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible behind the Hoover Dam on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona.
Gas pumps sit on a dock at the abandoned Echo Bay Marina on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A sign warning boaters of low water levels is posted near the Echo Bay boat launch on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Mead's Rock Island near the Lake Mead Marina on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible on the steep rocky banks of Lake Mead near the Hoover Dam on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona.
A boat is dwarfed by the tall bleached 'bathtub ring' on the rocky banks of Lake Mead on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
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It’s one thing to hear about the severity of the drought out West, but images of Lake Mead, on the Colorado River, show an unprecedented drop in its water level and hammer home the severity of the drought.
Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, is filled to only 40 percent of capacity. The 14-year drought in the area surrounding the Colorado River basin has resulted in an astounding 150-foot drop in water levels.
The bleached “bathtub ring” visible on the banks of Lake Mead towers more than a hundred feet over passing pleasure boats. “To see it in person is simply jaw-dropping, ” said photographer Justin Sullivan, who captured these powerful images.
A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible behind the Hoover Dam on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona.
Gas pumps sit on a dock at the abandoned Echo Bay Marina on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A sign warning boaters of low water levels is posted near the Echo Bay boat launch on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Mead's Rock Island near the Lake Mead Marina on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
A tall bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible on the steep rocky banks of Lake Mead near the Hoover Dam on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona.
A boat is dwarfed by the tall bleached 'bathtub ring' on the rocky banks of Lake Mead on May 12, 2015 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.
This post was edited on 5/16/15 at 9:19 pm
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Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:19 pm to Street Hawk
Ok
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:20 pm to Street Hawk
An Inconvenient Truth
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:20 pm to Street Hawk
Global warming obviously.
Republicans are to blame
Republicans are to blame
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:21 pm to Street Hawk
Someone needs to clean that tub. It's disgusting.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:22 pm to Street Hawk
Caesar's fountains use a lot of water. Bellagio's show is eating up the rest.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:28 pm to Street Hawk
What is the second largest reservoir?
Maybe the folks over at that reservoir have been springing leaks in the Hoover Dam so they can get the new notoriety.
Maybe the folks over at that reservoir have been springing leaks in the Hoover Dam so they can get the new notoriety.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:33 pm to Street Hawk
Blame vegas
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:34 pm to Street Hawk
Where did it go?
It's on earth somewhere, right?
Wouldn't melting icebergs help with water?
BTW, biggest polluters on earth are communists.
It's on earth somewhere, right?
Wouldn't melting icebergs help with water?
BTW, biggest polluters on earth are communists.
This post was edited on 5/16/15 at 9:35 pm
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:36 pm to Street Hawk
maybe we should stop building cities in a freaking desert. Especially cities that have an expectionally high demand for water.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:42 pm to Street Hawk
A guy called into Howard Stern back in the 90s. He was water skiing at night and the water level was low. He didn't see a fence post in the water. He nailed it and it ripped off his penis. He said he was left with a nub.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:44 pm to Street Hawk
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:53 pm to Street Hawk
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“To see it in person is simply jaw-dropping, ”
I agree...kind of sobering to see how low it is in person. Feel the same way at Lake Travis.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 10:02 pm to Street Hawk
Lake Mead has the ghey.
It's on the down low.
It's on the down low.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 10:10 pm to Street Hawk
Wait, wait, so you're telling me we're gonna build the nations largest reservoir in the heart of the Great American Desert where all these big assed dried up lake beds are located, and then expect it to supply the one of biggest tourist destinations replete with luscious golf courses and green landscapes?
Just as well to build a major city in a below sea-level bog.
Just as well to build a major city in a below sea-level bog.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 10:13 pm to Street Hawk
Posted on 5/16/15 at 10:15 pm to Street Hawk
Pretty cool actually, those are rocks that haven't been seen in decades.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 10:21 pm to Street Hawk
Lake Meade has more rings than the falcons
Posted on 5/17/15 at 1:21 am to Street Hawk
I saw this recently in person. I didn't recognize that it was at such a low point. What seemed like a much more fragile ecosystem on the verge of collapse was Lake Walker, just a few hundred miles north of here. Its basin is clearly demarcated and declining of the last few decades. Partially due to drout, partially from upstream damming, but the resultant decline of lake depth, increasing salinity, and recent loss of a freshwater fishery was fairly astounding to see in person.
Posted on 5/17/15 at 5:12 am to Street Hawk
I was on the river last week and at the 'abandoned' Echo Bay marina not too long ago. The pictures show some old pumps but they just moved the docks and you could still rent boats there as recently as October. They have some nice stripers that swim right up to the front door of the marina.
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