How well do you know Lake Mead? — QUIZ
The "bathtub ring" around the mountains of Lake Mead near the Hoover Dam is shown Thursday, April 23, 2015. (Steve Andrascik/Las Vegas Review Journal)
Fish are seen in Lake Mead on May 29, 2015. (Kristen DeSilva/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The "bathtub ring" on Saddle Island is shown at Lake Mead Thursday, April 23, 2015. (Steve Andrascik/Las Vegas Review Journal)
Boulder Islands and Lake Meas Marina are shown Thursday, April 23, 2015. (Steve Andrascik/Las Vegas Review Journal)
A fish is seen in Lake Mead on May 29, 2015. (Kristen DeSilva/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lake Mead on May 29, 2015. (Kristen DeSilva/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lake Mead on May 29, 2015. (Kristen DeSilva/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lately, Lake Mead has been known for its slow-growing bathtub ring and the meaning behind it, but it remains an expansive area offering almost every outdoor activity you can possibly think of.
The Lake Mead Recreation Area is only 35 miles east of Las Vegas, officially established in 1936 as the Boulder dam Recreation Area.
Did you know there are remnants of a washed away town called St. Thomas in it?
No?
So, how well do you know it?
Contact Kristen DeSilva at 702-477-3895 or kdesilva@reviewjournal.com. Find her on Twitter: @kristendesilva
