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Drying Lake Mead National Recreation Area just east of Las Vegas

View of Lake Mead from the Historic Railroad Hiking Trail, Clark County, Nevada

Sunlit sandstone surfaces reveal layered textures and natural cavities in the Bowl of Fire region of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, emphasizing the rugged beauty of desert geology.

A sandy desert road leads through the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada

Lake Mead National Recreation Area, was the first to be so designated, and created in 1964. Encompassing some 1.5 million acres of desert landscape and 3 lakes.

An abandoned boat on the shores of Lake Mead near Las Vegas, Nevada. Like many artifacts, ruins, and even bodies, this boat has now come to light as the shore of Lake Mead is significantly receding. This image has themes of drought, environment, global warming, water, and natural resources themes.

Boulder City in Nevada, United States. Boulder City is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibits gambling

A powerful monsoon thunderstorm with lightning and heavy rain drifts over Lake Mead at sunset.

Boulder City, NV, USA - June 7, 2021: Car hauler semi truck traveling up hill on Interstate 11 in Southern Nevada near Boulder City, Nevada.

A stock photo of Identical Twin Brothers having fun on the shores of Lake Mead, Nevada.

Newly opened Intersstate 11 , Boulder City Bypass in Nevada

Boulder City, Nevada, United States – May 09, 2018: Two bicyclists pedal down the Historic Railroad Trail in Boulder City toward the shores of Lake Mead.

View of the Colorado River below Hoover Dam. High canyon rocks with clear blue sky

Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. It was referred to as Hoover Dam after President Herbert Hoover in bills passed by Congress during its construction; it was named Boulder Dam by the Roosevelt administration. The Hoover Dam name was restored by Congress in 1947.Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. Operated by the National Park Service, Lake Mead NRA follows the Colorado River corridor from the westernmost boundary of Grand Canyon National Park to just north of the cities of Laughlin, Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona. It includes all of the eponymous Lake Mead as well as the smaller Lake Mohave – reservoirs on the river created by Hoover Dam and Davis Dam, respectively – and the surrounding desert terrain and wilderness.

Boulder City in Nevada, United States. Boulder City is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibits gambling

Boulder City, Nevada State, USA - November 12, 2018 : U.S. Highway Route 93 Southbound Nevada Highway reminds motorists Welcome to Lake Mead National Recreation Area and National Parks Service with this roadside sign located at Boulder City, Nevada State.

Early fall morning view of Lake Mead, located in Clark County, Nevada.

A stock photo of Identical Twin Brothers having fun on the shores of Lake Mead, Nevada.

This image shows a view of Lake Mead in Nevada. Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States.

Lake Mead near Las Vegas with record low water level

rainbow and storm clouds over Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada

Historic low lake levels at Lake Mead's Echo Bay in Southern Nevada.

Lake Mead National Recreation AreaBoulder City, Nevada StateUSA

Stock photograph of Lake Mead and Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam between Nevada and Arizona USA on a sunny day.

Lake mead Boat marina near Las Vegas with record water level.

Scenic view of beehives red sandstone rock formations in Petroglyph Canyon on Mouse Tank hiking trail in Valley of Fire State Park, Mojave desert, Nevada, USA. Holes formed by geologic cross bedding

A high angle image of the Hoover Dam with a low water level in Lake Mead.

Viewpoint from interior rocky shoreline within Lake Mead, water receding due to severe drought climate change.

Lake Mead is visible in front of US Route 93Boulder City, Nevada StateU.S.A.

View of Ninety Foot Cove on Lake Mohave, from an overlook near Davis Dam in Clark County, Nevada

Crystal clear water of Colorado River coming from Davis Dam 1 hour south of Las Vegas in Laughlin Nevada

Newly opened Intersstate 11 , Boulder City Bypass in Nevada

Lake Mead National Recreation Area with record low water level with winter clouds. Shot in 2021.

Lake Mohave Landscape Nevada, Lake Mead - Stock image

View from upper boat launch ramp, now closed, at Echo Bay within Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The waters of Lake Mead have receded more than a mile away.























