LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Lake Mead has dropped about 2 feet since the beginning of June as drought conditions continue to worsen across Nevada. On the first of the month, the elevation was 1,057 ft and as ...
Water levels at some of the United States' largest reservoirs are well below average for this time of year, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR). Lake Mead was 31 percent full ...
John Muir, reflecting upon the scenic and alien land just east of Yosemite National Park, described it in 1864: "a country of wonderful contrasts, hot deserts bordered by snow laden mountains, cinders ...