Henry Brean
Las Vegas Review
Oddly, the drought’s latest milestone arrived on a rainy day.
Just before noon Sunday, as thunderstorms closed in on the area, the surface of Lake Mead slipped three one-hundredths of an inch to a new low not seen for a lifetime.
The reservoir on the Colorado River hasn’t been down this far since 1937, when it was being filled for the first time behind the newly completed Hoover Dam.
Since drought took hold on the Colorado and its tributaries in 1999, the surface of Lake Mead has plunged almost 130 feet and caused fits for the National Park Service and its marina operators who must extend roads, utilities and other services to reach the shrinking shoreline.
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