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.
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Years of drought have left the Colorado River struggling to serve western states, as the federal government contemplates more restrictions.
Owner Craig Miller brought his houseboat in early June to a place for engine repairs, but rapidly declining Lake Mead left him with nothing but sand under his boat.
A person drowned Saturday after a 15-foot boat they were on began to sink, the National Park Service confirmed Monday.
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.
Lake Mead is 29 percent full, the lowest level since it was originally filled more than 80 years ago