Lake Mead continues to reap the benefits of the wet winter. But southwestern states are still preparing for a warmer and drier future. abc15
Over the course of four months, Mead’s elevation plummeted an astonishing 20 feet, first exposing one of the lake’s huge intake valves in April before revealing more sinister things – multiple sets of human remains, including one police said was the result of adecades-old homicide.
One year later, Mead’s elevation is inching back up. A combination of historic winter snowpack and new federal agreements to pay cities, farmers and tribes to conserve water are expected to raise Mead to a high point of 1,070 feet in February 2024, according to the most recent federal data. That elevation will likely change as more conservation agreements are signed.
The conservation agreements will certainly contribute to Lake Mead’s modest rise in the coming months. But state officials and experts told CNN the largest effect on the reservoir by far will be the deluge of winter snow melting into the Colorado River headwaters. Experts say the winter snowpack, however exceptional, is “buying time” for states to come up with a way to live with far less water in a warmer and drier future.
“While we had an exceptionally wet winter this year, our long-term drought concerns persist,” bureau commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton told CNN in a emailed statement. “We will continue to work with cities, Tribes, irrigators, and other stakeholders to ensure current investments and future system conservation measures are durable, sustainable, and contribute to long-term water savings in the Colorado River.
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