Lake Mead falls to lowest level since Hoover Dam's construction as "apocalyptic" heatwave and drought hit parts of US.

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With reduced supply, Lake Mead’s elevation is dwindling. At the end of May, the reservoir sat at just 1,057 feet above sea ...

The largest reservoir in the US is under threat again, with low runoff and rising temperatures raising the risk of supply ...

Melting snow from California's Sierra Nevada is filling reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado ...

Low-head dam safety boils down to three points: Wear a life jacket for the entirety of your trip on the water, don’t go paddling when the water level is abnormally high, and figure out in advance ...

Water levels at Kenya’s biggest electricity generation dam have remained at optimum ... is key to keeping a lid on electricity bills. Low water levels at the major dams due to biting drought ...

Some of the lowest levels that show up in the projections ... Dead pool is at 895 feet, when water behind the dam drops lower than pipes used to let water out to flow downstream.

It was supposed to happen in November. Water levels in Lake Nockamixon are a foot below what is needed for a whitewater release from the dam, the DCNR said. Releases are usually scheduled twice ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation shouldn’t rely on four underwater steel tubes adjoining Glen Canyon Dam as the ... could occur if water flowed through continuously at such low levels.