Sobering Reality (214/365)
Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. iPhone shot and processed.
Current elevation: ~1,043 feet.
Full Pool elevation: 1,229 feet.
Current State: About 27% full.
Hydropower becomes impossible below 895 feet.
“Dead Pool” occurs at 895 feet, when water cannot flow through the dam by gravity.
Colorado River system provides water for roughly 40 million people and 5 million acres of farmland.
Some sobering books I’ve read and highly recommend about water:
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Another three day trip in the books. Always good to be back home, even if it’s 110°F. The greeting/love you get from two dogs swells your heart and makes you smile. 😊