The sluggish recovery comes after a promising early-season snowpack in the Rockies.
Lake Mead's water levels are at their second lowest on Thanksgiving since 2019, despite intense winter storms bringing an early dump of snow to the mountains that feed the troubled Colorado River Basin.The lake, located in Nevada and Arizona, suffered amid a severe drought in 2022, when levels on Thanksgiving that year reached just 1,043 feet. Thanksgiving in 2022 was slightly earlier, on Nov. 24, and this time, levels in Lake Mead are 1,061 feet.
In Colorado, an Upper Basin state, heavy snow has led to road closures and avalanche warnings as holidaymakers attempted to travel to see loved ones this week.But all is not lost for this water year, a 12-month period used by hydrologists, meteorologists and water resource managers to track precipitation, streamflow and other water-related data, which began on Oct. 1.Much will hinge on snowfall and precipitation later in the season, through January and March.
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