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Water Levels Keep Falling at Lake Kariba
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Water Levels Keep Falling at Lake Kariba

The world’s largest reservoir now stands at its lowest level since 1996.

Published Dec 30, 2019

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Losses in Lake Mead
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Losses in Lake Mead

The water within a large, key reservoir in the southwestern United States has fallen to levels not seen since the 1930s.

Published Aug 18, 2015

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Runoff Raises Lake Powell
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Runoff Raises Lake Powell

Surging with fresh water from heavy winter snow melt, Lake Powell rose significantly in the summer of 2011 after many years of low levels.

Published Aug 12, 2011

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The Ring Around Lago de Cahora Bassa
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The Ring Around Lago de Cahora Bassa

Low water levels on this Mozambique reservoir betrayed signs of drought stress in August 2016.

Published Aug 16, 2016

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Visualizing the Highs and Lows of Lake Mead
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Visualizing the Highs and Lows of Lake Mead

In May 2016, the reservoir behind Hoover Dam reached its lowest level since the 1930s.

Published May 27, 2016

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Water Levels in Lake Powell
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Water Levels in Lake Powell

In the 1950s, construction began on the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River in northern Arizona. The dam created Lake Powell: a long, skinny, meandering reservoir straddling the Arizona-Utah border. Ingenuity of human design, however, did not protect this massive reservoir from the drought that struck much of the southwestern United States between 2000 and 2007.

Published Oct 17, 2007

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Water Level Changes in Lake Mead
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Water Level Changes in Lake Mead

In August 2010, Lake Mead reached its lowest level since 1956, the result of a persistent drought and increasing human demand.

Published Sep 23, 2010

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Lake Mead Still Shrinking
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Lake Mead Still Shrinking

Ongoing drought and diminished snowpack in the Rockies have combined with increasing demands downstream to cause the great reservoir to drop to historically low levels.

Published Aug 1, 2014

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A Pulse of Water for Lake Powell
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A Pulse of Water for Lake Powell

Heavy winter and spring snowfall provided much-needed meltwater, but the effects of long-term drought mean the lake is nowhere near its highs from the 1980s and 90s.

Published Oct 1, 2019

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Fueled by the Nile
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Fueled by the Nile

Irrigation from Lake Nasser, one of the world’s largest man-made lakes, has increased the amount of arable land and crop production in Egypt.

Published Jul 8, 2020

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Lake Powell, Utah
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Lake Powell, Utah

In the early twenty-first century, Lake Powell faced the combined threats of drought and rapid water withdrawals.

Published May 13, 2009

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Nalubaale Dam, Uganda
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Nalubaale Dam, Uganda

Published Mar 16, 2006

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Lake Powell Half Empty
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Lake Powell Half Empty

In spring 2014, visitors to Lake Powell will find beaches and rock formations that are usually underwater. After several years of drought, the reservoir has dropped below 50 percent capacity.

Published May 22, 2014

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Lake Orumiyeh, Iran
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Lake Orumiyeh, Iran

Lake Orumiyeh is one of the world’s great salt lakes, but it is shrinking.

Published Nov 9, 2011

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April 2010 Water Level in Lake Powell
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April 2010 Water Level in Lake Powell

This April 7, 2010, image from Landsat 5 shows water levels in Lake Powell on the Colorado River.

Published May 12, 2010

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