Lake Mead At Hoover Dam is a photograph by Cynthia Guinn which was uploaded on July 23rd, 2013.
Lake Mead At Hoover Dam
Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States in terms of water capacity. The reservoir serves water to the states of Arizona, California,... more
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Lake Mead At Hoover Dam
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Cynthia Guinn
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Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States in terms of water capacity. The reservoir serves water to the states of Arizona, California, and Nevada, providing sustenance to nearly 20 million people and large areas of farmland. Lake Mead is on the Colorado River, about 24 mi (39 km) from the Las Vegas Strip, southeast of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the states of Nevada and Arizona. Formed by the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead is 112 miles (180 km) long when the lake is full and 532 feet (162 m) at its greatest depth, and has 759 miles (1,221 km) of shoreline, a surface elevation of 1,221.4 feet (372.3 m) above sea level,247 square miles (640 km2) of surface, and when filled to available capacity, 26.12 million acre feet (32.22 km3) of water.
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July 23rd, 2013
