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Lake Mead sees ‘significant improvement’ in water levels after drought led to disturbing discoveries

Thursday, August 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Investments to enhance system conservation and improved hydrology have led to "significant improvements" for Lake Mead this year, the federal government announced Tuesday, after the lake hit historic lows last year and the remains of several bodies were found.Lake Mead, located... Read More.

Officials identify set of human remains found amid Lake Mead drought

Thursday, August 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Officials have identified a set of human remains that surfaced earlier this year in Lake Mead, as the reservoir deals with a historic drought.The remains, found May 7 at Callville Bay, on the Nevada side of the lake, are one of... Read More.

5th set of human remains found in receding Lake Mead

Wednesday, August 17 by ABC News

(LAS VEGAS) -- Another set of human remains were found in Lake Mead near Las Vegas, the second time this month that remains have been found in the country's largest reservoir, officials said Wednesday.The remains were discovered at Swim Beach in the Lake Mead... Read More.

Fourth set of human remains found in Lake Mead

Monday, August 8 by ABC News

(BOULDER CITY, Nev.) -- Human remains were again found in Lake Mead, the country's largest reservoir that continues to shrink amid a decades-long drought, officials announced Sunday.According to the National Park Service, someone made the discovery at the park's Swim Beach in Lake Mead... Read More.

Third set of human remains in three months found in drought-shrinking Lake Mead

Tuesday, July 26 by ABC News

(LAKE MEAD, Nev.) -- For the third time since May, human remains have been discovered in Lake Mead near Las Vegas as the water level in the nation's largest reservoir continues to shrink to historic lows due to a decades-long drought, officials said.The human... Read More.

Dramatic satellite images show how much water levels in Lake Mead have receded since 2000

Monday, July 25 by ABC News

(LAKE MEAD, Nev.) -- Dramatic before-and-after photos of Lake Mead are providing visual evidence to the alarming rate in which the water levels at the largest reservoir in the country are receding.Satellite images released by NASA show side-by-side comparisons of Lake Mead, one taken... Read More.

A ghastly effect of drought, bodies are emerging in Lake Mead

Tuesday, May 10 by ABC News

(LAS VEGAS) -- As the water level of the nation's largest man-made reservoir keeps receding due to drought, human bodies keep emerging.For the second time in seven days, human remains have been discovered in Lake Mead near Las Vegas.U.S. National Park Service rangers said... Read More.

First-ever water shortage declared for Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir

Monday, August 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Federal officials have declared a shortage in Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the country that serves tens of millions of residents in the West and northern Mexico, amid a historic decades long "mega-drought" in the region.The Bureau of Reclamation announced... Read More.

Lake Mead hits lowest water levels in history amid severe drought in the West

Thursday, June 10 by ABC News

(LAKE MEAD, Nev.) -- Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, has hit its lowest water levels ever, according to government officials.The water level in the reservoir, which supplies drinking water to millions of people in California, Arizona,... Read More.