Lake Mead's Rising Water Levels, Explained

Lake Mead is the largest, and most important reservoir in the United States. Throughout the past few years, water levels at the reservoir have been steadily declining, causing an array of problems throughout the American southwest. However, 2024 has brought new hope to the region, with rising water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell.

However, rising water levels at the reservoir are not predicted to last. Therefore, what does the future hold for Lake Mead and the Colorado River?

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[Cantshred]

Good to see the water coming back. Was looking dismal there for a while

[joshgamingvlogs]

As someone who lives in Georgia, this was an interesting video to watch. Was hoping to see more information about water though.

[jimmyjam]

I was optimistic things were looking up but now I realize we are a way away. We need multiple snows like we had in 2023 to get this thing back up to capacity.

[WomanRoar]

Thank you so much for the updates. I was worried about Arizona and Nevada for a while.

[tylerrue]

LV doesn't use anywhere near as much water as the surrounding states do. Ironically, the city of excess is a beacon of resource recycling, and is largely self sustaining as far as water and power go. My wife and I moved out of LV in 2022, concerned that water levels were dropping too low and could make our pool, and therefor our property, obsolete. We didn't want to risk it. Sad to have left, but happy to hear Lake Mead is making some recovery.

[Cyrus]

Best video to show why Las Vegas should keep growing (differently).

Grow more food indoors

[DanielWatson-vvcd]

Pumping runoff water from either Greenville Mississippi or Memphis Tennessee to Durango Colorado could help reduce flooding in the eastern U.S. while recharging the desert western region (Colorado River) with water.

[ronl]

I can explain it too; It rained, don’t take no rocket scientist to figure that one out!

[michaelb]

There are "Pacific Ocean evaporation technologies" that could provide ALL the fresh water California needs and not requiring ANY water from the Colorado River system.

[bryontharp]

They were rising for a couple weeks I was out there today and it s gone down 10 feet in a week

[adriankalitka]

🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨
Chuck Norris showed up and scared the water back into Lake Mead

[Starship]

Good thing lake Powell is filling lake mead. But poor lake mead taking the hit

[Ricky]

Quit using the water for ethanol production.

[GunRunner]

The problem is supply (by nature) and demand (by people) it's not complicated and it will continue until we address the people problem. Does that sound familiar? Certain people (environmentalists) cry and threaten us with existential disasters but they refuse to look at the one staring them in the face. Either that or they're too stupid. Where is the water from all that ice melt going?

[richystar]

Lake mead is a man made Lake. The only environmental damage has been the flooding of the basin when the hoover dam was built in the 1930s. Low waters is a good thing as it restores the landscape back to its original form.

[robertspendlove]

Glen Canyon dam managers: "Hey, the water level is getting low and I'm danger of not having enough to run the turbines we need to do a high flow release of water from the dam to prevent this."

Makes sense. In a Biden admin clown world.

[stronzer]

when some suit begins yapping about the future I always ask ''are you God''??

[robertmanella]

To bad!! I want the entire southwest to dry. Up!! Nothing good goes on there!!!

[drg]

Just there two weeks ago. It’s is the lowest it’s ever been.

[MarkMclaughlin-qmkq]

just build a giant underground pipeline under lake Michigan just don't tell great lake states lol.