Leaving Lake Mead: Water for California, Arizona a drain on stressed supply
Decision to let lake level drop looms over California, Arizona supplies LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Southern Nevada residents are laser-focused on Lake Mead...
Decision to let lake level drop looms over California, Arizona supplies LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Southern Nevada residents are laser-focused on Lake Mead as worries over water supplies grow. And rightfully so — that's the source of almost all of the Las Vegas valley's water. But as Lake Mead shrinks even more over the next two years, a reality will come clearly into focus: There's more demand for the water flowing out of Hoover Dam than there is for the water that stays in Lake Mead. Water supplies for California and Arizona are pulled out of the Colorado River as it flows out of Lake Havasu.