Due to a meager snowpack in the Upper Colorado Basin this winter, the surface level of Lake Mead has dropped more than six feet since the beginning of March. It’s now at 1,060 feet, a mere 20 feet higher than the record low of 1,040 set in July 2022. And though this is typically when the snowmelt starts to raise the lake’s level (peaking in early July), authorities expect the lake to fall even lower between now and then. Mead is at 35% capacity and could drop another 16-17 feet by the end of the year. A spokesperson from the Southern Nevada Water Authority told Fox5Vegas, however, that the local water supply is “secure,” thanks to pumping stations drawing water from the deepest parts of Lake Mead.
Source: Las Vegas News