The lake's levels have improved over the past two years, but the reservoir still has a long way to go.
Lake Mead's water levels are 17 feet higher than they were when the reservoir battled critically low levels in the fall of 2022, fueling hope that the incoming water year will further help the reservoir.After years of drought, Lake Mead, which is in Nevada and Arizona, plunged to critically low levels in the summer of 2022. Above-average precipitation and snowmelt that winter helped remedy the levels, which continued to improve throughout 2023.
Going into the new water year, Pellegrino feels hopeful about Lake Mead and the Colorado River.'I think holistically the river, and in particular the lower basin, is in a much more secure position than we were in 2022,' Pellegrino said. She added that she expects the coming water year to be a 'pretty good year' for Lake Mead.Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which manages Lake Mead and Lake Powell, by email for comment.
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