The National Park Service said, in a newsletter, that removing boat launch ramps at five lake locations remains an option.
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A continued decline projects Lake Mead at 1,016 feet by October 2024, the Bureau of Reclamation estimates.
A Clark County teen has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba that he was likely infected with while in Lake Mead, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
In July 1983, Lake Mead was nearing full capacity. As a result, in a rare move, the Hoover Dam opened its spillways, creating a show that visitors will never forget.
The summer shrinkage of Lake Mead has drastically slowed, but not stopped.
How Lake Mead grew, reached capacity, then fell over 80 years.
On this day in 1983, in a front-page story, the Review-Journal warned readers that holiday activities at Lake Mead would be limited because of high water levels.
Should Lake Mead fall below its “dead pool” level of 895 feet, Hoover Dam could not produce power and would be unable to release water to California, Arizona and Mexico.