Data from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation show that, as of Sunday, water levels at the man-made lake formed by the Hoover Dam have dwindled to 1,040.3 ft (317.1 m.) above sea level, lower than the previous record set on July 28, 2022, since Lake Mead was initially filled in the 1930s. The reservoir’s surface measures more than 1,220 ft. above sea level at full capacity. Each inch of vertical height in the reservoir represents billions of gallons of water.
Melting snow adds to the system’s water supply, but this year's warm winter has led to the worst snowpack on record in the Colorado River Basin. (The Colorado Climate Center said in a blog post that March was the warmest in Colorado in the past 132 years.)
Seven U.S. states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming—Native American tribes, as well as two Mexican states, turn to the Colorado River Basin, not only for drinking water supply, but for agriculture, industry, and hydropower production.
For years, states have tried to discuss how to allocate and conserve the water in the basin, but negotiations have led to disagreements and even threats of lawsuits. The federal government intervened and, in a proposal last month, suggested that the three states that make up the Lower Basin—Arizona, California, and Nevada—take less water.
Under the proposal, those states may be forced to reduce their use by up to 3 million acre-ft per year until 2036—though actual reductions would be assessed every two years based on the basin’s conditions. The three states already have a shorter-term plan to reduce their water consumption, and in response to the federal proposal, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs strongly pushed back and called the cuts “unacceptable,” potentially setting up a political battle.
The situation in the Colorado River Basin is just one among a handful of water reservoirs in the U.S. where water supply has significantly declined: of the 54 tracked by the Bureau of Reclamation, nine, including Lakes Mead and Powell, have recently logged their lowest levels in the last 30 years.
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