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Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, near Las Vegas in April 2019. Lake Mead serves as a “bank account” for Arizona, California and Nevada to store Colorado River water. Lakes Mead and Powell are the first and second largest reservoirs in the U.S. respectively. They are managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Photo credit: Denver Water.
Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, near Las Vegas in April 2019. Lake Mead serves as a “bank account” for Arizona, California and Nevada to store Colorado River water. Lakes Mead and Powell are the first and second largest reservoirs in the U.S. respectively. They are managed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Photo credit: Denver Water.