Lake Mead Falls to Record Low as Western Drought Persists

Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir by storage capacity, has fallen to its lowest level on record as drought persists across the American West, according to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) data. The reservoir’s surface elevation measured 1,040.50 feet above sea level on Thursday, below the previous record low of 1,040.58 feet set in July […]