Deadpool: U.S. mega drought spells trouble at Hoover Dam
But the mega drought affecting the western United States is sending reservoir levels plummeting towards deadpool -- the point at which the dam can no longer produce power.
"We are 23rd year of drought here in the Colorado River Basin and Lake Mead has dropped down to 28 percent," explains Patti Aaron of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which operates the dam. She was referring to the vast lake created by the building of the dam.
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- Published Date: 12:35 | 05 July 2022
- Modified Date: 12:48 | 05 July 2022