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Standing on Hoover Dam The turbines at Hoover Dam have a nameplate capacity of 2.08 GW, making it one of the largest hydro plants in the country and equal to nuclear and big coal plants. The Dam certainly is immense, 650 feet long and 229 feet tall. Lake Mead stretches for 110 miles behind [...] AZ Republic photo. Mark Henle The ongoing drought is severely affecting water levels at Lake Powell in Utah, which in turn impacts the amount of water in Lake Mead in Arizona and Nevada. All of this is further complicated by convoluted water sharing agreements between the seven Colorado River states that mandates everyone get [...] Lake Mead This is a telling example of how convoluted and complicated water policy and water supply is in the Southwest and West. If Lake Mead drops below 1,050, the water will no longer underground to Vegas, because the intake pipes will no longer be underwater. They are desperately building newer, deeper intakes. It [...] Reasons: Increased demand for water and climate change. If it does go dry, then Hoover Dam stops producing power and L.A. and Vegas will have severe water shortages. “We were stunned at the magnitude of the problem and how fast it was coming at us,” said Barnett in a statement. “Make no mistake, this [...] |  | ||||
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