Lake Mead

Las Vegas and Lake Mead

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Esther Chase

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Las Vegas receives about 90% of its water from the Colorado River through Lake Mead.

Category: Water Literacy Tags: Colorado River, GIS maps, Lake Mead, Las Vegas, urban sprawl

On the Colorado

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Esther Chase

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On the Colorado is a website devoted to sharing news and information about the Colorado River. It includes articles, a forum, resources, a gallery, and a simulator tool.

Category: Water Literacy Tags: Arizona, Black Canyon, California, Colorado, Colorado River, drought, flood, Grand Canyon, John Weisheit, Lake Mead, Nevada, New Mexico, reservoir, scarcity, Utah, Wyoming