!['Mega-drought' on Colorado River system that supplies 40million people causes water level at famous Hoover Dam to drop by 130 feet | The Independent 'Mega-drought' on Colorado River system that supplies 40million people causes water level at famous Hoover Dam to drop by 130 feet | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/2021/04/17/17/Colorado_River-Water_Shortage_00667.jpg?width=1200&height=900)
'Mega-drought' on Colorado River system that supplies 40million people causes water level at famous Hoover Dam to drop by 130 feet | The Independent
![Summer is killed', Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, overflowed with problems in 1983 similar to today's low water worries Summer is killed', Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, overflowed with problems in 1983 similar to today's low water worries](https://www.8newsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/2022/06/lake-4.jpg?w=1169)
Summer is killed', Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, overflowed with problems in 1983 similar to today's low water worries
![Officials Will Release Less Water Into Lake Mead Because of Drought | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine Officials Will Release Less Water Into Lake Mead Because of Drought | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/5YPa1Hn_YOVBjnT0VExfEICyEno=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal(400x213:401x214)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/0f/91/0f91cf97-1fd1-45f1-bd34-26229ef4190a/gettyimages-540550154.jpg)
Officials Will Release Less Water Into Lake Mead Because of Drought | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine
![Upstream view of the Hoover Dam before the Colorado River filled Lake Mead [1935] : r/Damnthatsinteresting Upstream view of the Hoover Dam before the Colorado River filled Lake Mead [1935] : r/Damnthatsinteresting](https://external-preview.redd.it/1IptxrqPhSsa6Ohk4zWDzi3jwupc16t6WnzdBZRiYd8.png?auto=webp&s=f6a9df6040e44c05a3d575627d4f2fd56ef4e506)
Upstream view of the Hoover Dam before the Colorado River filled Lake Mead [1935] : r/Damnthatsinteresting
![Severe drought threatens Hoover dam reservoir – and water for US west | Climate crisis | The Guardian Severe drought threatens Hoover dam reservoir – and water for US west | Climate crisis | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/579e8cdcf8897708e14a4453389b974137a24013/0_0_5000_3335/master/5000.jpg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e177f0a053c6416b04a51a6c8273a6bd)
Severe drought threatens Hoover dam reservoir – and water for US west | Climate crisis | The Guardian
![Before and after photos show how drought has caused water levels to drop by 140 feet at Lake Mead | Daily Mail Online Before and after photos show how drought has caused water levels to drop by 140 feet at Lake Mead | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/06/17/48842119-0-image-a-6_1633537305615.jpg)