Biggest US reservoir declares historic shortage, forcing water cuts across west

A person looks out over Lake Mead, near Hoover Dam, on Friday in Arizona. The bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water mark of the reservoir. Photograph: John Locher/AP

A person looks out over Lake Mead, near Hoover Dam, on Friday in Arizona. The bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water mark of the reservoir. Photograph: John Locher/AP

source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/16/lake-mead-drought-reservoir-water-level-cuts