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reservoir on the Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona in the United States

Key facts

Location
Clark County, Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona
Lake type
Reservoir
Primary inflows
Colorado River , Virgin River
Primary outflows
Colorado River
Basin countries
United States
First flooded
September 30, 1935 ; 90 years ago ( 1935-09-30 ) by the Hoover Dam
Max length
120 mi (190 km)
Surface area
247 mi (640 km )
Max depth
532 ft (162 m)
Water volume
Maximum : 26,134,000 acre⋅ft (32.236 km )
Shore length
759 mi (1,221 km)
Surface elevation
Maximum : 1,229 ft (375 m)
Website
Lake Mead National Recreation Area

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, 24 mi (39 km) east of Las Vegas. It is the largest reservoir in the US in terms of water capacity. Lake Mead provides water to the states of Arizona, California, and Nevada as well as some of Mexico, providing sustenance to nearly 20 million people and large areas of farmland.

At maximum capacity, Lake Mead is 112 miles (180 km) long, 532 feet (162 m) at its greatest depth, has a surface elevation of 1,229 feet (375 m) above sea level, has a surface area of 247 square miles (640 km), and contains 28.23 million acre-feet (34.82 km) of water.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lake Mead” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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