# Drought exposes sunken Nevada town St. Thomas from Lake Mead 2026-08-10T11:16:25+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A historic drought has shrunk Lake Mead to a record low of 1,040.5 feet, just 27% of its capacity, revealing the ruins of St. Thomas, a Mormon settlement founded in 1865. The town was submerged in 1935 after the construction of the Hoover Dam created the reservoir. According to the National Park Service, the last resident, Hugh Lord, paddled away from his home in June 1938 as water reached the town. The re-emergence has allowed visitors to walk the streets once again, with earlier reunions held in 1945, 1963, and 2012. The low water level has also compromised hydroelectric power generation at the dam. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: climate change, drought, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, St. Thomas, water scarcity Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/drought-exposes-sunken-nevada-town-st-thomas-from-lake-mead/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/drought-exposes-sunken-nevada-town-st-thomas-from-lake-mead/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.