Lake Mead-2022

Lake Mead, America’s largest reservoir, on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona, has shrunk to historic lows, dropping to about 30% of its capacity. The reservoir provides water to 25 million people in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico. The water level has fallen from 1204 feet in 2000, to an all-time low of 1049” yesterday. The images were acquired May 19, 2000 and May 25 2022, cover an area of 20.5 by 34.9 km, and are located at 36.1 degrees north, 114.6 degrees west.

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Lake Mead 2000 Type: (JPG) Size: (491,249 bytes) Resolution ( 2,326 x 1,369 )

Lake Mead 2022 Type: (JPG) Size: (538,359 bytes) Resolution ( 2,326 x 1,369 )