Lake Mead Water Levels , Hit Historic Low.<br />NBC News reports that the nation's <br />largest reservoir is now less than 150 feet from reaching "dead pool" status.<br />NBC News reports that the nation's <br />largest reservoir is now less than 150 feet from reaching "dead pool" status.<br />which is when the water is <br />so low that it won't flow downstream.<br />On June 22, Lake Mead's water <br />levels stood at 1,044.03 feet.<br />Officials say water levels are at their lowest since the lake was filled in the 1930s.<br />This is deadly <br />serious stuff. , Robert Glennon, emeritus professor at the University of Arizona, via NBC News.<br />In the last two decades, drought conditions exacerbated by climate change have <br />increased the demand for water in the southwestern United States.<br />Experts say that although the reservoir is at heightened risk of becoming a dead pool.<br />it is likely that it will take several <br />more years of drought for Lake Mead <br />to reach that point.<br />This is the 23rd year of drought, and we don't know if it's a 23-year drought, a 50-year drought or maybe it's a 100-year drought. , Robert Glennon, emeritus professor at the University of Arizona, via NBC News.<br />We just don't know what's going to turn this around. , Robert Glennon, emeritus professor at the University of Arizona, via NBC News
