[VIDEO] 35-year Time Lapse of Las Vegas Population Growth vs. Lake Mead Water Levels View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jacob Orth (@jacobslifeinvegas) This video comes from Instagram user jacobslifeinvegas. It shows the water level of Lake Mead, just outside Las Vegas over a 35-year period. Las Vegas has grown considerably over this period, but it’s hard to put all the blame on them. Arizona and California have extensively used the […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 22, 2022 1 Comment
The Great Salt Lake is Shrinking, Fast. Utah’s Great Salt Lake is shrinking, and fast. A lake that was once the size of Delaware is shrinking at an alarming rate and is in jeopardy of reaching its lowest water level ever recorded. The lake, which is approximately 35 feet deep, is being affected by a historic drought that is devastating much of the Western United States. Increasing […] Jacob Chapin | July 15, 2021 2 Comments
Lake Tahoe is Less Than 1″ From Maximum Legal Limit Today! Lake Tahoe’s water level is less than 1″ from it’s maximum legal limit today. The last time the lake was this high was in July 2017 and before that it was 12 years aog when Tahoe reached its maximum legal limit during the 1997 flood. If you were to pour Lake Tahoe out onto an area the size of California, the water […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 1, 2018 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Only 2.16″ From Legal Limit After Heat Wave Pumps 12 BILLION Gallons of Water Into Lake Lake Tahoe, CA/NV’s water level has risen to within 2.16″ of its legal limit of 6-feet above its natural rim. Between June 16th and June 24th, Lake Tahoe saw a staggering 4″ water level rise as 12 billion gallons of water flowed into the lake during that timespan. U.S. District Court water officials expect Lake Tahoe to fill to the […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 26, 2017 2 Comments
11 Billion Gallons of Water Added to Lake Tahoe, CA During Weekend’s Atmospheric River Storm The Atmospheric River storm that barged through Lake Tahoe, CA/NV this past weekend put 11 billion gallons of water into Lake Tahoe and raised the lake by 3.33″. Wow. Despite all this new water, Lake Tahoe still remains 2.5″ below it’s natural rim meaning that the Truckee River isn’t flowing in Tahoe City, CA. “The very wet atmospheric river storms […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 18, 2016 9 Comments
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