From drying up and dying out to a new lease on life: there's some good news finally coming from Lake Mead.
Huge amounts of water will soon rush into Lake Mead, which is a major source of water for 40 million people living in the desert southwest, including our state.This means more than eight billion gallons will be released from the Glen Canyon Dam in the coming months. That's enough to fill nearly five million Olympic size swimming pools, and that puts Lake Mead back on the map for summer fun.
Lake Mead – from drying up and dying out to a new lease on life. And it's great news for people who live off the lake, like Bruce Nelson. "Yeah, this is a family business. My grandparents started this place in 1957. So this is very near and dear to us," he said. Mother Nature came through this winter, dumping way above average snowfall. Now the snow pack is melting and heading downstream.
Boats are docked along the shores of the Colorado River forming Lake Mead April 15, 2023 in Boulder City, Nevada. Lake Mead is held back by the Hoover Dam that is used for flood control, hydroelectric power, agricultural irrigation and domestic water
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