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Lake Will Continue to Lose Water for Months

A sign at Lake Mead marks where the water line was in 2002.
A sign at Lake Mead marks where the water line was in 2002. Photo: John Locher (AP)

Lake Mead is not done receding. A government forecast released in May projects that the lake will continue dropping throughout the rest of this year, reaching a worrisome low of 1,037.6 feet (316.2 meters) in December before coming back up. After a few months of respite, the lake will go right back to falling again until September 2023, when officials project it will reach under 1,024 feet (312.1 meters).

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