Lake Mead, like the rest of the West, is in drought mode...

[carolina73]

Lake Mead was at low levels in both 1955 and 1965 just today at 1058 ft.
In 1955 it took only a few years to refill to capacity. In 1965 it took 20 years to get back to capacity.

Last time I checked the usage was lower and the sky was not falling at that time either.

Usage is an obvious problem. Snowfall is always variable. El Nino and La Nina push moisture have a big impact on moisture and the fronts that move across the Western US.

PDF (note that the current level is about 1058)
https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/hourly.html

[jes'fuchinwitcha]

Lake Mead was at low levels in both 1955 and 1965 just today at 1058 ft.
In 1955 it took only a few years to refill to capacity. In 1965 it took 20 years to get back to capacity.

Last time I checked the usage was lower and the sky was not falling at that time either.

Usage is an obvious problem. Snowfall is always variable. El Nino and La Nina push moisture have a big impact on moisture and the fronts that move across the Western US.

PDF (note that the current level is about 1058)
https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/hourly.html

You funny…

[Hoosier8]

Please explain with some evidence.

What they didn’t know when they planned water usage and dams was that the southwest has been drying out starting long before as discovered by tree ring studies.