Whilst in Vegas we took an early morning trip to the Grand Canyon via the Hoover Dam. Interesting spot high in the Nevada hills not to far from Las Vegas. Lake Meade sits closer to Vegas and I am not sure if it's fed by the Colorado River but the normal water level is very low and keeps dropping which is a big concern for the desert population of Las Vegas. No water no city I guess. Lake Meade is over 100 miles in length, it's big! Very big!
The Colorado river is also suffering from low water and concerns over the dams long term ability to produce electricity are prevelant. If you look at the image of the Colorado taken from in front of the dam you can see how low the water level is. We didn't take a photo of it but the are two excess water tunnels either side of the dam which are big enough to take a few coaches side by side down them, these haven't been needed since 2007.
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