Graphs show rise in Lake Mead’s water levels
Lake Mead’s levels have risen as planned, after a large amount of water was released from the Glen Canyon Dam. The Glen Canyon Dam forms Lake Powell, the huge Colorado River reservoir that lies between Arizona and Utah. Following a few months of extremely wet weather seen across the southwestern U.S., the Bureau of Reclamation carried out a High Flow Experiment (HFE) between April 24 and 27, releasing up to 39,500 cubic feet per second of water from the Glen Canyon Dam. That’s a lot more water than usual, and the water volumes released from the dam ranged from 8,033 to 14,631 cubic feet per second. From the Glen Canyon Dam, the water flowed through the Grand Canyon, and down to Lake Mead, which lies between Nevada and Arizona.
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