Lake Mead Drought

Lake Mead, NV - June 28: Eric Richins, 35, a resident of Kingman, Ariz. and the owner of Big Water Boating, searches the ramp bottom for a safe ramp from which to launch his pontoon boat without it getting stuck in the shallow waters before sunrise to beat the heat at the Temple Bar Marina entrance to Lake Mead. Signs are posted to warn boaters of dangers of low water levels at Temple Bar Marina, which was later closed due to low water level at Lake Mead, Nevada Monday, June 28, 2021. Lake Mead is at its lowest level in history since it was filled 85 years ago, Monday, June 28, 2021. The ongoing drought has made a severe impact on Lake Mead and a milestone in the Colorado River's crisis. High temperatures, increased contractual demands for water and diminishing supply are shrinking the flow into Lake Mead. Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the U.S., stretching 112 miles long, a shoreline of 759 miles, a total capacity of 28,255,000 acre-feet, and a maximum depth of 532 feet. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)