Boaters at Lake Mead recently found a barrel — exposed by dropping water levels — that contained human remains. Authorities say it won’t be the last.
And here it is in late March of this year:Low water levels at Lake Mead have left a bathtub ring along its banks — one that continues to grow by the year.Ditto at Lake Powell, which has dropped 44 feet in the past year alone.Literal tumbleweeds now blow across the dry, cracked earth once submerged beneath Lake Powell.
This boat ramp at Lake Powell doesn't even come close to touching the water anymore.The water shortage also threatens the region's energy supply: Lake Powell is currently just 33 feet above the minimum power pool, or the threshold needed for theSimilarly, Lake Oroville's Edward Hyatt Power Plant might be forced to shut down if water levels continue to drop.
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