Lake Mead (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Lake Mead

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The Colorado River supplies water to Lake Mead, the largest man-made reservoir in terms of capacity in the United States. New research from The University of Texas at Austin has found natural variability, not humans, have the most impact on water stored in the river and the sources that feed it.

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U.S. Geological Survey

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