Lake Mead visitors often use the boat to document the change in the water level.
because of above-average precipitation and snowpack that melted throughout the summer. A shipwrecked speedboat in Government Wash, a designated undeveloped camping area at Lake Mead, has often been used as a symbol to document Lake Mead's water levels in times of drought.
Last Tuesday, a video of the boat was shared across social media to depict Lake Mead's rising levels. As of Monday morning, Lake Mead's water level was just over 1,066 feet, a more than 20-foot increase since this time last year. Scientific measurements are used to document the water level, which is shared on the website Lakes Online daily, but the lake's visitors often use a shipwrecked speedboat to mark the change.
A sunken boat reemerged as unprecedented drought reduced Colorado River and Lake Mead to critical water levels on September 20, 2022, in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. The boat has since been resubmerged as water levels recovered in September 2023."Update: the world famous Lake Mead Speedboat is 99% submerged," social media account Las Vegas Locally
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