Lake Mead plummets to historic low water level as Colorado River struggles

Water levels in the reservoir, which sits behind the Hoover Dam, are at record lows. A continued drop would imperil water supplies for millions of people and cut electricity from the dam.

Levels at reservoir along Arizona-Nevada border dipped below previous record set in 2022, amid water crisis in west Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has plummeted to its lowest water level since it was filled some 90 years ago, the latest sign of a…