Off Australia- US Hoover dam. (Lake Mead) and the Colorado River
Apologies to the Mods for the extra work with a cut and paste- My lazy side
I saw a new report about one of the Engineering Marvels of the modern world- The Hoover dam. (Lake Mead) It is the largest reservoir in the United States by volume (when it is full)
Power and water. Power and water enables the famous Las Vagas and significantly more. Food grown in the desert which was previously vast areas of desert. The river is the Colorado which is a place I saw and recall in a few US state as a bit of trivia. The river provides about 60% of the water for drinking industry and agriculture in California
My bad cut and paste post had pictures of the dam with about a foot of water remaining in it. Head lines like "The US May Be About to Declare Its First-Ever Water Shortage" and "The Hoover Dam Made Life in the West Possible. Or So We Thought." grabbed my attention and while I know you can all see then I thought you might be interested in case you had not noticed. Links only if interested.
A cut an paste of the water level I hope is acceptable to share
https://www.researchgate.net/publica...urce-Water.ppm
Suspect we are used to drought, fire and floods here in Australia. Also suspect a large part of the US might not recall what the Hoover Dam has protected the down stream users of the water and power seem to be about to find out about.
