# Lake Mead hits lowest level in 90 years 2026-08-10T16:04:42+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has fallen to its lowest water level since it was created nearly 90 years ago, reaching 1,040.4 feet above sea level on August 7. The previous record low was set in July 2022. The decline is driven by prolonged drought, record-low snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, rising temperatures, and chronic overuse of the Colorado River. The river supplies about 40 million people across seven US states, tribal nations, and Mexico, and supports agriculture, wildlife, and hydropower at dams such as Hoover and Glen Canyon. Both Lake Mead and Lake Powell are now at levels not seen in nearly seven decades. The federal government has proposed that Arizona, California, and Nevada reduce water use, but the states have not reached a long-term agreement on sharing the shrinking resource. ## Coverage - livemint.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Colorado River, Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, reservoir levels, US drought, water scarcity Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/lake-mead-falls-to-record-low-deepening-us-water-crisis/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/lake-mead-falls-to-record-low-deepening-us-water-crisis/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.