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The water level at Lake Mead was measured at 1,044.03 feet on Wednesday — the lowest elevation since it was filled in the 1930s.
If the reservoir drops below 895 feet — a possibility still years away — the lake would reach dead pool status, with potentially catastrophic consequences for millions of people across Arizona, California, Nevada and parts of Mexico
The problem is the so-called "third straw" was made at 875 feet. Lake Mead is currently at 1,044 feet. They should have made it deeper.