Reports say that the 14-year drought in the Southwestern United States plus the declining water supply from the Colorado River was caused in part by the cuts to the reservoir's annual water allocation from Lake Powell. Some photos show the area being left with a white "bathtub ring" of mineral deposits since higher water levels dropped around the rocks on the lake which used to be as high as 130 feet.
The declining Lake Mead water level is certainly grim. Because of it, marinas have closed, boat ramps and fish-cleaning huts are way above the waterline, and islands are already appearing from areas where there once was water.
The water levels on the lake which is on the border of Arizona and Nevada continues to drop as more water continues to get sucked away by the dry desert air and consumed by Nevada's population.
According to reports, Las Vegas water authorities will be completing an $800 million project called "the third straw" to address the problem of the alarming Lake Mead water level decrease. The project will reportedly provide a newer, deeper outlet in order to suck the water away into the pipelines if the water levels in the lake will drop further.
Lake Mead water level may be provided a solution with this "third straw" project. However, the real question is, what happens when the "third straw" doesn't work and it becomes the last straw for Las Vegas?
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