Despite record rainfall in California during the Christmas and New Year holidays and overfull reservoirs across the state, water levels at Lake Mead remained well below historical averages.
Lake Mead at Hoover Dam on the Colorado River is the country’s largest reservoir by volume.
In January 2025, the water elevation at Lake Mead measured 1,066.37 feet. By December, it had dropped to 1,062.24 feet, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)…