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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Jan 17, 2022, 08:53 PM Jan 2022

Lake Mead dropping faster than projections, but snowpack could help

The current water level at the lake is about 3 feet below predictions released in April of 2021:

A forecast released by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation expected the lake to be at 1,070.22 feet above sea level in January.

The federal government formally declared a water shortage in the West in August. The level at Lake Mead typically rebounds in winter and early spring, but with the level currently at 1,067.15 feet, it’s currently lower than the day the shortage was declared (1,067.67 feet on Aug. 16, 2021).

New forecasts are due out this spring.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/lake-mead-dropping-faster-than-projections-but-snowpack-could-help/ar-AASSoSl

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Lake Mead dropping faster than projections, but snowpack could help (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 OP
Meanwhile, Lake Powell is now below 27% and heading to 25% by mid to end February OnlinePoker Jan 2022 #1
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