Lake Mead reaches lowest levels
on record
The reservoir has registered its lowest levels
since it was filled in the 1930s.
Highest recorded
level: 1,225.44 feet
1,220
feet
1,200
1,180
1,160
1,140
1,120
1,100
1,080
April 2022
1,054.69
feet
1,060
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
Note: Readings are end-of-month elevations.
Source
:
US Bureau of Reclamation
Graphic:
John Keefe, CNN
Lake Mead reaches lowest levels on
record
The reservoir has registered its lowest levels since it
was filled in the 1930s.
Highest recorded
level: 1,225.44 feet
1,220
feet
1,200
1,180
1,160
1,140
1,120
1,100
1,080
April 2022
1,054.69
feet
1,060
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
Note: Readings are end-of-month elevations.
Source
:
US Bureau of Reclamation
Graphic:
John Keefe, CNN
Lake Mead reaches lowest levels on record
The reservoir has registered its lowest levels since it was filled in the 1930s.
Highest recorded
1,220 feet
level: 1,225.44 feet
1,200
1,180
1,160
1,140
1,120
1,100
1,080
April 2022
1,054.69
feet
1,060
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
Note: Readings are end-of-month elevations.
:
Source:
US Bureau of Reclamation
Graphic:
John Keefe, CNN