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    Lake Mead sinks to all-time low

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    Post by Lobo Sat 27 Jun 2015, 1:41 pm

    Lake Mead sinks to all-time low as West Coast water crisis continues, risking shortages in more states

    • Reservoir formed behind Hoover Dam hit lowest level since it was created
    • Dipped below crisis point of 1,075ft Tuesday night, then returned above
    • If it stays under 1,075ft for long, Nevada and Arizona must cut water use
    • Echoes shortage in nearby California, which has enacted 25% water cut 

    By KIERAN CORCORAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3138322/Lake-Mead-sinks-time-low-West-Coast-water-crisis-continues-risking-shortages-states.html
    PUBLISHED: 18:50 EST, 24 June 2015 | UPDATED: 01:34 EST, 25 June 2015


     

     

     

     

     


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    Lake Mead hit an unprecedented low last night - the latest example of the worsening water shortage sweeping the West Coast.


    The enormous mad-made lake, which was formed by the construction of the Hoover Dam in 1936, sank to 1,074.98ft around midnight Tuesday.


    Anything below 1,075ft is an official trigger point for emergency water cuts in Arizona and Nevada - though the reservoir's level rose back up to 1,075.05ft the next morning, averting crisis measures.

    [img(634.4000000000001px,775.4000000000001px)]https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/aMVq8nJAv7apOatFCUCD7baV2148tk3tiRwndotvrVsdtBomrskXNEX1N6nJNp4d4YsvafZNo2nK_cVgVEhDE5Z5edhE6JgjIJL08jGedxFh178bMu10oB-CsPTVBepLoXmw_MistsodWowwJlNeBg-N-LQBklx3=s0-d-e1-ft#http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/06/25/07/29F1D6B400000578-3138322-image-m-11_1435213999300.jpg[/img]
    Shrinking away: In this In this before-and-after composite image, (Top) Boats are moored at the Lake Mead Marina in 2007 at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada and bottom in 2014
    [img(634.4000000000001px,424.4px)]https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/ScwRD47HD3WAd2STi6Je0dcp4rFSgJftTYx_eTSVMl02EUc9AGRSVrU5muGto-wAZN0WrB7rvXdrDce2A7OY6W0aRPCehuR_xlIPXlbgQ5ULWNq988yGvRbN4Ajs0-VLiMWkY4B5Z0SvQqbbhkzumMALKMKvlHZB=s0-d-e1-ft#http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/06/25/00/29F1D6C400000578-3138322-image-m-40_1435188730107.jpg[/img]
    Drying up: Picture above is the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, where boats are allowed on the reservoir waters which feed Arizona and Nevada
    [img(634.4000000000001px,410.4px)]https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/H4tQ_gxw_kR4EaHE7kX7Uv5DbhhQd7I_iedQ9j-MHE9aiVgYQ0HdFW_SCJwZfHsyKMML7gYMamEqiTqOjPL5XvxgGEDMiKDxnf3daBucjXgNqPVVljTdWC8IWEendYirtssxnFDg99Jf8ggi82YWw8U01VCYOWA1=s0-d-e1-ft#http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/06/25/00/29F1D69100000578-3138322-image-a-37_1435188672905.jpg[/img]
    Contrast: Pictured is the area towards the back of the previous photograph in 1992, when the lake was more than 100ft higher - though still far removed from its peak level in 1983
    The lake, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border and is fed by the Colorado river, has been shrinking for years, and is at just 37 per cent of its total capacity.
    It was last full in 1983 and has been on a sharp, downward trajectory since around 2000.

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    If the level stays below 1,075ft for long enough, states below the dam will have to enact usage cuts in a bid to slow the rate at which the water is disappearing.
    Water authorities in the area expect to water level to return to 1,081ft by the end of the water, dodging the danger threshold.
    But it would still leave the lake, which has officially been in drought almost every year since 2007, at a perilous low.
    [img(634.4000000000001px,419.4px)]https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/ZN5_2qgWooKVKLF_9zPM9MSLsiut9I2bwrNNBi0KZCMCbzS7nhPHwfP7pXD_xy19rVeNhsU0oYKl-gIA2Nc6qLOift46zMNMh-dx5DFIlpw6DsX7JRy2aHHqNezi0o-uWWJ3NieOy-nQn78u-CgfQiIxUcSu1ymg=s0-d-e1-ft#http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/06/25/00/29F1D6D400000578-3138322-image-a-51_1435189627866.jpg[/img]
    Water problems: Lake Mead's level has fallen almost every year since 2000
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