Lake Mead is retained by Hoover Dam, just out of shot to the left. This is taken from the Arizona side of the dam. The two towers are two of the four intake towers, which control water flow to the power turbines.
As this was pretty much the only day on my journey that was overcast and rainy, a monochrome conversion seemed to work quite well here.
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@webfoot It is. The lake is currently below the 'drought' level, at 1,115 feet above sea level. The average level of the lake is 1,173 feet above sea level.
The combination of low snowfall through the mountains over the last 10 years, and a dramatic increase in water demands in California and Nevada (Las Vegas has grown from 25,000 residents in 1950 to 2 million today) has had this effect. It reached a record low in November 2010 at 1,081 feet above sea level. An increase in rainfall in 2011 did help, but the level is still very low, as can be seen.
Should the water level fall below 1,050 feet, the power plant will no longer be able to operate. Some research indicates this could happen as early as 2017, although it's likely rationing would be enforced to reduce the likelihood of this.
The combination of low snowfall through the mountains over the last 10 years, and a dramatic increase in water demands in California and Nevada (Las Vegas has grown from 25,000 residents in 1950 to 2 million today) has had this effect. It reached a record low in November 2010 at 1,081 feet above sea level. An increase in rainfall in 2011 did help, but the level is still very low, as can be seen.
Should the water level fall below 1,050 feet, the power plant will no longer be able to operate. Some research indicates this could happen as early as 2017, although it's likely rationing would be enforced to reduce the likelihood of this.