Lake Mead’s water levels are 17 feet higher than they were when the reservoir battled critically low levels in the fall of 2022, fueling hope that the incoming water year will further help the reservoir.
After years of drought, Lake Mead, which is in Nevada and Arizona, plunged to critically low levels in the summer of 2022. Above-average precipitation and snowmelt that winter helped remedy the levels, which continued to improve throughout 2023. Now, roughly two years later, Lake Mead looks to be in a better position for the new water year, which began October 1.
On Tuesday, Lake Mead’s water levels were at 1,063 feet, roughly 17 feet higher than this time in 2022 and 3 feet lower than this time in 2023. The lake’s levels have remained mostly steady since late June, after the lake experienced a steady decline that brought its levels down from a high point of 1,076 feet in March…