Monday Top of the Scroll: Lake Mead’s lowest level on record could come in 2027, bureau says
Lake Mead is headed for an even more concerning, record-low level near the end of 2027, according to projections from federal forecasters released Friday. In November 2027, the reservoir is likely to dip to 1032.76 feet above sea level — nearly 8 feet below the previous record low recorded in 2022, when receding levels began to reveal skeletal remains. That’s a chilling number based on an unseasonably warm winter and falling projections for runoff into Lake Powell, the releases of which flow into Lake Mead. … According to Friday’s projection, Lake Powell could dip below so-called “minimum power pool” as soon as January.
Other Lake Mead and Lake Powell news:
- KLAS (Las Vegas): Water woes: Colorado River getting less snow, sending projections for Lake Mead lower
- Summit Daily (Colo.): Colorado River forecast warns that just one-third of normal water could flow to Lake Powell
- Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, Ariz.): Colorado River might deliver just a third of normal water supplies this spring, projections show
- USA Today: Lake Powell water levels falling
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: This Southern Nevada city is the state’s only Lake Mead user that doesn’t send water back
