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| Lake Mead is down nearly 90 feet from the levels of just 5 years
ago. The white rock is the "bathtub" ring for Lake Mead. The exposed
rock is white due to salt deposits while submerged. |
Same photo as on the left, just closer with a telephoto lens.
Note how the "Princess Queen" boat and passengers are dwarfed by the white
ring around Lake Mead |
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| The line from the left to the right is a floating barrier to keep
small boats from approaching the dam (which I am standing on to take this
photo. |
The old intake and raw water supply to BMI (which processed magnesium
in Henderson during WWII). |
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| The view looking downstream from the dam. |
The view looking down the front face of the dam |
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| The change in color from light brown to white stone along the dam
(left half of photo) shows how high the water normally is behind the dam. |
The relative humidity was only 9% on August 8, 2003, with an air
temperature of 117 F causing continued rapid evaporation of surface water
from Lake Mead. |
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| The spillway in the distance (west side of the dam) stands high
and dry. Historical data for the dam indicates that the Lake Mead
has reached 100% capacity twice in the past. |
This spillway is on the east side of the dam. The white ring
shows how low the current level of Lake Mead is as of August 2003. |
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| Looking into the spillway on the east side of the dam which has
stood completely flow free during the current 5-year drought. |
Looking back toward Lake Mead from near the spillway on the east
side of the dam. |