As you will see below, Lake Powell and Lake Mead have both dropped to dangerously low levels, and officials are warning that we may soon be looking at a substantial shortfall which would require rationing.
According to the Denver Post, Lake Powell and Lake Mead have both dropped "To dangerous levels".
Water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell are dropping to dangerous levels, reflecting the Colorado River's worsening "Structural deficit," scientists said.
Lake Powell is being steadily drained to support Lake Mead, and at this point the water levels in both lakes have fallen to levels that are unprecedented.
"I want people to know that what's going on at Lake Mead is very, very closely tied to what's going on Lake Powell," Doug Kenney said, the group's chair and a professor at the University of Colorado.
Lake Powell is about 48 percent full, and Lake Mead is about 38 percent full.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said the chances of a shortfall in Lake Mead, the river's biggest reservoir, are now 57 percent, up from the 52 percent projected in May. If the surface of Lake Mead drops below 1,075 feet above sea level, some deliveries would be cut under agreements governing the system.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-05/over-half-america-suffering-drought-lake-powell-lake-mead-drop-dangerous-low-levels
According to the Denver Post, Lake Powell and Lake Mead have both dropped "To dangerous levels".
Water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell are dropping to dangerous levels, reflecting the Colorado River's worsening "Structural deficit," scientists said.
Lake Powell is being steadily drained to support Lake Mead, and at this point the water levels in both lakes have fallen to levels that are unprecedented.
"I want people to know that what's going on at Lake Mead is very, very closely tied to what's going on Lake Powell," Doug Kenney said, the group's chair and a professor at the University of Colorado.
Lake Powell is about 48 percent full, and Lake Mead is about 38 percent full.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said the chances of a shortfall in Lake Mead, the river's biggest reservoir, are now 57 percent, up from the 52 percent projected in May. If the surface of Lake Mead drops below 1,075 feet above sea level, some deliveries would be cut under agreements governing the system.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-05/over-half-america-suffering-drought-lake-powell-lake-mead-drop-dangerous-low-levels
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